George Clark isn’t your typical cadet in Central Ohio Technical College’s Peace Officer Basic Training (POBT) academy. This 46-year-old army veteran just completed the academy as part of the law enforcement technology degree program and is awaiting the st ...

Post - 07/22/2024 - 11:11am

Whether Suzanne Smith is traveling the globe working on communications and navigation for the U.S. Air Force, keeping busy raising a family or attending classes to become a registered nurse, Smith is a self-dubbed “do-er,” and she’s found her fit at Centr ...

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Perrine is pursuing her associate degree in business, as well as certificates in management and office administration. She’s worked in offices in some capacity for nearly 13 years, and enrolled with 20 credit hours under her belt. ...

Student Spotlight - 07/17/2024 - 7:00am

In recognition of Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month this October, COTC celebrates the impact that the many alumni, current students and faculty of its diagnostic medical sonography technology program have on the lives of their patients. Denise Turner has ...

Student Spotlight - 10/14/2021 - 6:24am

Upon returning to civilian life — at that point a trained combat lifesaver — McCombs chose to pursue a nursing career. She enrolled at COTC’s Coshocton campus because she “loved the idea of staying local. Plus, the classes were smaller and more personable ...

Post - 11/12/2025 - 1:19pm

Zenna Stirling’s signature wrestling move was called the dragon. A fire-breather in her own right, she had no choice but to join her high school’s boys team. Doing so set the tone for her current experiences as a woman in STEM, a field with a predominantl ...

Student Spotlight - 04/10/2026 - 10:47am

Sonja Darsee, both a first-generation college student and a first-generation Hungarian American, used to work in data entry. “I just felt like it was mundane, doing the same thing over and over,” she said. “I just wanted to be in a field that felt more re ...

Student Spotlight - 02/11/2025 - 11:23am

Avery Staten will graduate from high school having never taken a high school class. The last four years, she has effectively been a college student — learning exclusively through College Credit Plus (CCP) courses offered by Central Ohio Technical College ...

News - 03/16/2026 - 1:46pm

Alexis McPeck received the Intel Scholarship for Women in Technology, awarded to only 25 women in Ohio who enroll in an associate degree or one-year certificate program in semiconductor manufacturing. ...

News - 04/15/2024 - 6:40am

people in this field, and in other areas and industries in town, we share stories about going to COTC. ...

Post - 09/18/2020 - 5:30pm

she’s forcibly quarantined at the Carville Lepers Home. This page-turning story of courage, resilience ...

News - 09/11/2023 - 7:10am

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) creates value in many ways. The college plays a key role in helping students increase their employability and achieve their individual potential. The college supports a variety of industries in the COTC enrollment are ... Infographic: /news/opinion/commentary/ct-world-series-host-cities-economy-20151103-story.html; http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/05/04/new-car-transaction-price-3-kbb ...

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stories like this is a very rewarding part of my job.” Comisford holds a Bachelor of Science in Landscape ...

News - 10/24/2022 - 6:00am

Additionally, he will develop marketing and advertising campaigns, including written content and story material ...

News - 12/07/2022 - 9:33am

Berry expounded upon the idea of service with a story about a stranger helping another.  “You were ...

News - 12/20/2022 - 9:19am

relationships. Sara Abou Rashed, an Arab American poet, storyteller and public speaker, shared her personal story ...

News - 04/17/2025 - 10:09am

mater. To him, though, he’s just one of many people and stories that have become legendary thanks to ...

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and Ohio State Newark spoke at the event to tell their inspirational stories.  “I never thought I’d be ...

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Alford Center occupies the southwest region of the campus’s academic core. The three-story ...

News - 07/27/2021 - 7:09am

completion. The $32 million John and Mary Alford Center for Science and Technology, a three-story ...

News - 03/29/2021 - 6:51am

campus’s academic core. The three-story, 60,000-square-foot building houses classrooms, science labs, ...

Post - 02/19/2024 - 9:45am

reputation that has been built over many, many years. We need to keep telling that story. Such is the plan ...

News - 01/05/2026 - 10:47am

stories of students working tirelessly to create better lives for themselves and their families, ...

News - 04/25/2025 - 10:09am

degree and landed a job — all before graduating high school. Read her story Future Start Dates Summer ...

Degrees & Certificates - 04/12/2024 - 10:20am

As a transplant to the Buckeye State from Colorado Springs, Heather Prince used to drive past the Pataskala campus of COTC and wonder what went on there. Prince was in her 30s at the time and, as it happened, seeking a new career direction. Turns out, she ...

Post - 02/27/2024 - 6:31am

As Ohio public affairs manager for Intel Corporation, 2016 COTC graduate Toby Starr has a front-row seat to the exciting changes that are taking place as Licking County settles into its place at the center of the Silicon Heartland. Building on the skills ...

Post - 04/22/2024 - 10:53am

Sophia Tosi was a distance runner until she decided to focus on sprinting through her education. As a high school senior, four years into the College Credit Plus (CCP) program, she discontinued extracurriculars to finish her associate degree in business m ...

Post - 10/08/2025 - 8:26am