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COTC announces 50th Anniversary Ice Cream Flavor
Three scoops of berry rumble ice cream with berries on top in a glass cup

one-of-a-kind experience for COTC’s 50th anniversary,” said COTC President John M. Berry, PhD. “We are thrilled ...

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Jacob Ward
Jacob Ward and his wife, Emi.

degree,” Ward said. From enrollment to academic advising to the classroom, his experiences as a student at ...

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Fortifying His Future
Travis Foster stands next to an agnitron semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

manufacturing,” he said. “Some programs are completely different, so I’m learning about new technologies and ...

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Katherine McCoy
Headshot of Katherine McCoy

goal,” McCoy said. Also, the online course platform has made completing coursework and juggling a job ...

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Nicole Wells
Nicole Wells and her dog.

effort in, he will not let you fail,” said Wells. She also took advantage of tutoring services available ...

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Denise Turner
Denise Turner smiling for a portrait.

the hands-on learning students receive on day one of class,” she said. “I was excited that I would be ...

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Handling the Pressure
Portrait of Affiong Hawkins in front of COTC's Pataskala campus.

she passed it. “That was discouraging,” Hawkins said. “I wanted to throw in the towel, but I pressed ...

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Paving His Own Way
James Golden stands along a country road with cornfield behind him.

company,” he said. “That was what I saw myself doing the rest of my career.” That was not quite how it ...

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A Seemingly Impossible Path
COTC alumna Jessica Kinser stands wearing scrubs in front of a medical building for OhioHealth where she works.

thyroid and noticed something strange. They encouraged her to immediately call her doctor, who said he ...

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Adiza Okine
Adiza Okine in the classroom at COTC.

helps me with school, books and other financial issues I face,” said Okine. She has been on the Dean’s ...

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Reina Arey
Reina Arey

and giving back to the community,” she said. In February, eight members of COTC’s PTK chapter executed ...

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Benjamin Anyigbavor
Benjamin Anyigbavor and his wife Suzzie walk across campus in their scrubs.

Anyigbavor said. “So I thought that I could relate well with that kind of environment.” After the couple ...

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Justin Glass
Portrait of Justin Glass.

awesome.” As for his educational journey, Glass said it has been nice to “freshen my brain up” with ...

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An Innovative Idea
Portrait of Bev Donaldson and a man sitting outside on a sunny day at a facility adorned with plants.

recipient. “It took so much stress off me,” Saxton said about the Donaldsons’ scholarship. “Everything I’m ...

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A Police Pipeline
Four cadets in police academy t-shirts and shorts run in a single-file line along the sidewalk on the COTC Newark campus.

Barbuto said. “We can’t promise we’ll be doing this every year, but if staffing needs continue, this ...

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Sonja Darsee
Sonja Darsee and Timothy Young stand in front of the Licking/Knox Goodwill Industries building.

was amazing. It was a huge relief to identify the issue and work on the solution,” she said. “I feel ...

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Zenna Stirling
Portrait of Zenna Stirling outside LeFevre Hall.

legs,” she said. She started going toe-to-toe with Watkins boys in her weight class. This rambunctious ...

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Kennard Haynie Jr.
KJ standing outside

had gotten an email from me about being unable to finish an assignment,” said Haynie. Goudy remarked ...

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Samuel Wolf
Samuel Wolf sits in the grass.

pediatric patients, something that I have always been interested in and passionate about,” he said. “While ...

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Honoring Mike's Memory
Brian and Jamie Mortellaro stand outside a McDonald's restaurant.

needed, but also for the Mortellaros. “They made an investment in me,” Hawkins said. “Now, I’m investing ...

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Lexi King
Lexi King

a year behind in classes and experience. Now I know what college is like when I go to Ashland,” she said ...

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Kristen Eblin
Kristen Eblin in her sonography scrubs

could’ve thought, and I truly believe I was born to scan,” said Eblin. “COTC really does have the best ...

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Staten sisters accelerate college with CCP
Sisters Avery and Reese Staten walk down a hallway carrying books and a laptop looking ahead with bright eyes and with smiles.

“Maybe someday I can create products for people like me,” she said. “For now, I get to hop into my major ...

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Clair Fink
Clair Fink

time to get to know you and create a more personalized learning experience,” said Fink. She added that ...

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A Bred-in-the-Bone Curiosity
Shaun White wears scrubs and stands in front of an x-ray machine in COTC's radiologic science technology lab.

place to propel him toward his passion. “COTC really did bring out an excitement in me,” Lewis said. And ...

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COTC is Tobacco-Free

As a part of our commitment to the health and well-being of faculty, staff, students and visitors, all COTC campuses are 100% tobacco-free. Tobacco-Free Policy ... Tobacco-Free COTC Guide to Successful Implementation: ZDV UHSRUWHG ´ 2. Double-check that you understand (summarize what the employee said). “So, what ...

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Samantha Perrine
Portrait of Samantha Perrine standing outside Montgomery Hall on COTC's Knox campus.

said convenience was the true deciding factor in enrolling. “I work full time; I sometimes even work ...

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Board Rules

In accordance with Ohio Administrative Code 3357.09, the Central Ohio Technical College Board of Trustees of a technical college district has prescribed the following rules for the effective operation of the college. These rules of the Ohio Revised Code 1 ... 3357:3-1-07: each trustee in writing at least three (3) days prior to said meeting. ...

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Institutional Planning Resources

... Goal Status Report - December 2025: after the start of the AU25 semester. That said, steps have been taken on several strategies. • 3-year ...

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Policy Resources

Central Ohio Technical College approves, issues and maintains all college-wide policies using a consistent process and format. A college-wide process provides continuity, ease of access and understanding, and transparent guidance to the college community. ... Policy Writing Guide: Don't use ten words to say what could be said in four. Keep your statements clear and to the point. If ...

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