Billi Gross and Matayah Berry, it’s both. The story started when Billi began her educational journey at ...

Student Spotlight - 05/20/2024 - 1:51pm

and embroidery. She also has interests in theater and drama, writing poetry and short stories, and ...

Student Spotlight - 03/15/2024 - 12:03pm

When he moved to the United States from his home country of Ghana, Ben Anyigbavor had a degree in geodetic engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and 10 years of experience in land surveying. In terms of careers, the healthcar ...

Student Spotlight - 02/19/2024 - 7:31am

While she knew she wanted to pursue a career in healthcare, Melanie Gibson hasn’t had a straight path to her dream position. Gibson is a currently pursuing her associate degree in nursing at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC), but it wasn’t her first s ...

Student Spotlight - 04/15/2024 - 7:28am

Just a few years ago, information technology (IT) student Kennard Haynie Jr., known as KJ, would lay his head down at night in his Baltimore, Maryland, home thinking that higher education would always be just a dream for him. After leaving family, friends ...

Student Spotlight - 12/08/2020 - 8:54am

From a young age, Reina Arey wanted to be a nurse. Back then, she was in awe of the nurses who cared for her younger siblings in the NICU. Today, it is the nurses braving the COVID-19 pandemic who continue to inspire her as she pursues a nursing degree at ...

Student Spotlight - 04/08/2021 - 6:53am

Lexi King is a high school senior that recently joined the ranks of COTC alumni. King attended COTC through College Credit Plus (CCP) and graduated with an Associate of Science this month, a few weeks before getting her high school diploma from East Knox ...

Student Spotlight - 05/13/2021 - 6:53am

COVID-19-related life changes caused many to struggle to find balance with their children being at home, but Nicole Wells, mother of five and grandmother of three, found it to be the opportunity she needed to complete the Central Ohio Technical College (C ...

Student Spotlight - 06/16/2021 - 7:12am

Thirteen years after starting a degree at a different college, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) student Jacob Ward is pursuing an Associate of Applied Science in Digital Media Design Technology to redefine his career. “I like the idea of creating and ...

Student Spotlight - 08/16/2021 - 10:37am

From Africa to Ohio, Central Ohio Technical College student Adiza Okine has found a supportive community that will help her achieve her career goals. After moving to Newark five years ago, she realized that she could pursue a degree in information technol ...

Student Spotlight - 09/16/2021 - 9:14am

In celebration of National Radiologic Technology Week® this November, COTC recognizes the vital work of faculty, students and alumni. Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) radiologic science technology student Samuel Wolf is well on his way to his dream c ...

Student Spotlight - 11/19/2021 - 9:31am

After being diagnosed with the autoimmune disorder alopecia universalis in 2016 and losing her hair to it, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) student Katherine McCoy thought she had lost herself. “Initially it was devastating for me. I felt as if I had ...

Student Spotlight - 12/21/2021 - 12:46pm

The fall after she graduated from Chillicothe High School, Kristen Eblin started a radiologic sciences degree at a four-year university. About halfway through, she realized that she was in the wrong major at the wrong school. Fortunately, she discovered a ...

Student Spotlight - 02/15/2022 - 7:28am

From being a dual-enrollment student at C-TEC and Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) to being an employee at Salas O’Brien in Granville, Ohio, an Army reservist and COTC engineering technology student, Sydney Palur is doing what she loves thanks to COT ...

News - 08/26/2021 - 5:24pm

When Megan Connell-Cox joined the U.S. Navy at 21, she was trying to run away from a life of problems that wasn’t working for her anymore, but she was also unknowingly running toward a life with direction filled by her true purpose and passion.  “I wasn’t ...

Post - 07/22/2024 - 11:09am

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 ...

Post - 07/22/2024 - 11:15am

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Post - 11/14/2024 - 6:32am

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 ...

Post - 10/06/2023 - 8:33am

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