Search
- Jacob Ward
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
- Adiza Okine
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
- Samuel Wolf
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
- Katherine McCoy
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
- Kristen Eblin
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
- Dual-Enrollment Led COTC Engineering Technology Student Sydney Palur to Early Start in Dream Career
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
- Megan Connell-Cox
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
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
- Suzanne Smith
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
- Caleb White
...
Post - 11/14/2024 - 6:32am
- Samantha Perrine
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
- Denise Turner
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
- Lacey McCombs
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
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
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
- Staten sisters accelerate college with CCP
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
- COTC Student Awarded Intel Scholarship and Tour of Arizona Facility
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
- Sheriff Randy Thorp
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
- Free Community Book Club
she’s forcibly quarantined at the Carville Lepers Home. This page-turning story of courage, resilience ...
News - 09/11/2023 - 7:10am
- Economic Value of COTC on the COTC Enrollment Area
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
- Comisford Reaches Service Milestone
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
- Director of Marketing and Public Relations Named
Additionally, he will develop marketing and advertising campaigns, including written content and story material ...
News - 12/07/2022 - 9:33am
- COTC Celebrates Graduates at Autumn Commencement
Berry expounded upon the idea of service with a story about a stranger helping another. “You were ...
News - 12/20/2022 - 9:19am
- COTC, Ohio State Newark Host Community Intercultural Relations Conference
relationships. Sara Abou Rashed, an Arab American poet, storyteller and public speaker, shared her personal story ...
News - 04/17/2025 - 10:09am
- Paving His Own Way
mater. To him, though, he’s just one of many people and stories that have become legendary thanks to ...
Post - 10/20/2025 - 1:48pm
- Watch Us Grow
and Ohio State Newark spoke at the event to tell their inspirational stories. “I never thought I’d be ...
Post - 08/21/2020 - 9:34pm
- New Science and Technology Building Opens at Newark Campus
Alford Center occupies the southwest region of the campus’s academic core. The three-story ...
News - 07/27/2021 - 7:09am
- New STEM Building at Ohio State Newark/COTC Nearing Completion
completion. The $32 million John and Mary Alford Center for Science and Technology, a three-story ...
News - 03/29/2021 - 6:51am
- A History of Giving
campus’s academic core. The three-story, 60,000-square-foot building houses classrooms, science labs, ...
Post - 02/19/2024 - 9:45am
- COTC and Ohio State Newark Celebrate Partnership
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