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

“They need to know how the workforce will be trained, and we can turn to COTC for that technical ...

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Kori Caughenbaugh

“COTC’s program gives our graduates a broad base in the technical skills that they’ll practice every day ...

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Tim Blunn
Group of radiologists at Grant Medical Center

An Injury Led One COTC Alumnus to a Fulfilling Career Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) ...

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A Career to Build
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employment needs. COTC is the only technical college in Ohio operating four full-service campus locations: ...

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Angela Simmons

technology degree from Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) in 2003, she knew she wanted to help save lives ...

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

Technical College (COTC). “Growing up I thought about a career in law enforcement a lot, but I didn’t start ...

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

and credits his success to his digital media design degree from Central Ohio Technical College ...

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DeLane King
DeLane King standing in front of police cruiser.

during his youth made Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) alumnus DeLane King want to make the same ...

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Braden Patchett
Alumni Braden Patchett

technical degree that complements what we are looking for in a designer,” noted Cari Mead, Varo talent ...

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Dual-Enrollment Led COTC Engineering Technology Student Sydney Palur to Early Start in Dream Career
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to start at a technical school, thinking that it’d be affordable, and I would get a better education ...

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

technical education. It’s great to see him recognized for all his professional achievements and community ...

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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, she needed to fine-tune her technical knowledge and refresh her understanding of subjects like ...

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Archana Rajendran
Archana Rajendran standing next to ultrasound machine.

personal attention she received from the professors at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). Rajendran ...

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Randy Thorp, Mark Weiner and Nick Shuster
Two men in police uniforms and one man in a suit stand inside a courtroom of the Licking County Courthouse.

a shooting at Pine Kirk Care Center in Kirkersville, Ohio, three Central Ohio Technical College alumni played ...

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

For Brittany Klinkert, life keeps her on her toes. The Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) ...

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Billi Gross and Matayah Berry
Portrait of Billi Gross and Matayah Berry at COTC's Coshocton campus.

Nursing Technology For some, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is the beginning of their ...

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

Nursing Technology Like many Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) students, Tina Gibson came back ...

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Vorley Taylor Recognized for Years of Dedication to COTC and Ohio State Newark
Vorley Taylor stands at a podium speaking at the Legacy and Leadership Dinner in 2023.

After 28 years of dedicated service, Vorley Taylor retired from Central Ohio Technical College ...

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COTC Recognizes Three Alumni with College Awards
Portrait of COTC President John M. Berry, PhD;  alumni Bryanna Stigger; and Jay Barker.

it’s quite another to have the technical ability to back up creative vision with trackable and ...

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Alumni Owned Businesses

​​​​The businesses below are owned all or in part by alumni of the Central Ohio Technical College. ...

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Julio Valladares
Alumni Julio Valladares receiving Community Service Award

him a new beginning. On July 3, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) recognized Valladares as the ...

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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.

Technical College to obtain her associate degree to become a registered nurse, which she accomplished in ...

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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.

to inspire others and create a new path for herself ultimately led her to Central Ohio Technical ...

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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.

technology at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). These days the associate professor sits amongst the ...

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