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Archana Rajendran
Archana Rajendran standing next to ultrasound machine.

I almost gave up. I thought maybe this job wasn’t for me,” said Rajendran. “However, my instructors stood ...

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Tim Blunn
Group of radiologists at Grant Medical Center

and a career path that can take you in many different directions,” he said. He also noted the ...

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Chase Ghiloni
Chase Ghiloni stands with arms crosses, smiling in office.

First Federal. Ghiloni said a person he had met through COTC asked if he would be interested in the ...

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Becca Saxton
Becca Saxton stands wither her mom on the day of her pinning ceremony at COTC.

away. “I was waking up at 4 a.m. to drive to clinicals, then getting home late,” she said. “It was so ...

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Angela Simmons

organizational skills and training to get where I am now,” said Simmons. “By being relatively inexpensive and ...

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Sheriff Randy Thorp
Sheriff Randy Thorp in uniform holding a blue number one foam finger

said Thorp. “It’s in my hometown. It’s here in Licking County, and I’m proud of Newark and Licking ...

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Bryanna Stigger
Brianna Stigger in Ohio Union

to provide support and encouragement. “COTC impacted my life because it transformed my career,” said ...

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Jennifer McDonald
Jennifer McDonald with foam number one finger at the Licking County Chamber of Commerce office.

jobs,” said McDonald. “The students that graduate from COTC go right into jobs and are very prepared. ...

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DeLane King
DeLane King standing in front of police cruiser.

going through a crisis,” King said. King continues to try each and every day to be that police officer ...

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Sophia Tosi
COTC alumna Sophia Tosi stands outside TrueCore Federal Credit Union where she works.

seen the impact of her education. “My coworkers talk about stuff I already know,” she said, referring ...

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Braden Feick
Brandon Fienk sits at a desk with his hand on a mouse in front of a wall of monitors.

interested in IT. We shared the same classes through and through,” he said. “That’s probably been the best ...

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COTC Alumna Bolin Inspires Hope Through Change
COTC human services graduate Melody Bolin stands outside of The Main Place where she works as a mental health case manager.

every single one of the staff members there really wanted me to succeed,” Bolin said. “The Gateway was ...

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Lacey McCombs
Lacey McCombs stands in front of her storefront in Coshocton.

them,” McCombs said. “That’s why we brought SoLace Brigade to Coshocton.” She co-owns the scrubs and ...

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A love story of institutions and the people they unite
Portrait of Mary Ellen and Lee St. John outside of a greenhouse.

professor. “He let us do a project together,” Shawn said, “and that helped solidify our relationship.” Two ...

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A Career to Build
Woman in lab coat smiling at camera

staff,” said Ollish. Despite her anxiety, Weber trusted them and agreed to go through with the clinical ...

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Kori Caughenbaugh

opportunity to watch my younger brother, Colt, finish out his senior year of high school baseball,” said ...

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The Right Thing
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teach others,” said Brian Mortellaro, who established the scholarship in Mike’s memory after his ...

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Heather Prince, DNP, APRN-CNP
Portrait of Heather Prince standing outside COTC's Pataskala campus.

the approachability of the clinical labs, the instructors — everything just matched,” she said. No ...

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Tina Gibson
Portrait of Tina Gibson in a nurse's cap and cape holding a porcelain lamp.

where, if there’s a will, there’s a way,” Gibson said. “If anyone wants to do this, you’ve got to put the ...

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Jeff, Julie and Collin Pillow

right fit for him. “I wanted a college that was not too expensive and not too big,” said Collin. “I need ...

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COTC Alumna Reflects on Nursing Career
Sherry Engle stands next to a mannequin in a nursing lab at COTC's Pataskala campus.

said. “I want them to feel comfortable and be able to step into that role, understand how to take care ...

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Mother and Daughter Earn Same COTC Degree 20 Years Apart
Lora Smith stands next to Lydia Smith who is holding her COTC diploma after just walking across the stage at COTC's commencement ceremony in December 2022.

she was in my corner at home and also in the classroom,” Fink said. “Being able to have that ...

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COTC Alumna Opens Childcare Center
Portrait of Brittany Klinkert and her three children.

online classes because that really helped me,” she said. “I used to have my baby on my lap while doing ...

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Alumni Award Winners Honored
Terry Bertiaux holds his Outstanding Alumni Award certificate and glass trophy.

his volunteer work in a very thoughtful and strategic way,” said Jennifer Roberts, Executive Director ...

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Vickie Sant
Vickie Sant sands in the COTC Knox campus lobby for a portrait.

go to school at the same time,” she said of her COTC experience. “This allowed me to qualify for ...

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Julio Valladares
Alumni Julio Valladares receiving Community Service Award

said Valladares. “It feels great to be back in Newark because it is giving me the chance to apply my ...

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Dual-Enrollment Led COTC Engineering Technology Student Sydney Palur to Early Start in Dream Career
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engineering. So, I mainly do machinery that is involved in manufacturing processes,” said Palur. “I’ve done ...

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Jennifer Ellis-Brunn
Portrait of Jennifer Ellis Brunn standing in downtown Newark.

need help to be able to get it,” said Troy King, director of student success at COTC. “Jennifer has ...

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Braden Patchett
Alumni Braden Patchett

succeed. “My education from COTC has allowed me to reach a better quality of life,” said Patchett with ...

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