COTC to partner with Heath-Newark-Licking County Port Authority and Neurxstem to offer students unique cleanroom lab experience
Advanced manufacturing environments to produce products such as semiconductor integrated circuits (‘chips’), ultrathin wafer films, microsensors, etc., require extremely clean environments to avoid contamination.
COTC to offer more than $1.2 million in new scholarships for healthcare students
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) was recently awarded $612,039.96 in Choose Ohio First (COF) funding from the Ohio Department of Higher Education. The funding will be used to provide scholarships to students in the college’s nursing and allied healthcare programs over the next five years. Moreover, COTC will match the COF award by offering an additional $612,040 in scholarships from institutional and donor funds.
COTC Receives Military Friendly Designation from State of Ohio
On Nov. 8, Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Chancellor Randy Gardner named the latest group of Ohio colleges and universities designated as Collegiate Purple Star campuses for their efforts to support students with military backgrounds. Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) was among the five campuses to receive the military-friendly designation.
COTC Celebrates National Radiologic Technology Week® (Photo Gallery)
National Radiologic Technology Week® (NRTW) 2022 is Nov. 6-12. Created by the American Society of Radiologic Technologists in 1979, this weeklong event is celebrated each year during the week of Nov. 8, the day that German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered the X-ray in 1895.
COTC Recognizes Legends of Loyalty Award Recipients
This year’s honorees are Bonnie Buchanan, David Brillhart, Vorley Taylor, Julius S. Greenstein (posthumously) and the Licking County Foundation.
New Board Member Announced
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC)
welcomes new Board of Trustees member Sally Wallace Heckman.
Heckman began her term on Oct. 1 replacing outgoing board member
Paul Thompson.
COTC Accepting Alumni Award Nominations
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is accepting nominations for three alumni awards: the Outstanding Alumni Award, the Transitions Alumni Award and the John C. “Jay” Barker Community Service Alumni Award. The deadline for nominations is Friday, Oct. 27.
Free Community Book Club
Featuring The Second Life of Mirielle West
This year’s book selection is The Second Life of Mirielle West by acclaimed author Amanda Skenandore, whom participants will have the opportunity to meet at a book discussion and signing on Oct. 22.
Staff Members Receive Top Honors
Laura Walsh, of Utica, received the 2023 Julius S. and Joette Greenstein Award, and Vorley Taylor, of Newark, received the 2023 President’s and Dean/Director’s Diversity Award.
Summer Semester 2023 President’s and Dean’s Honors Lists
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has released the President’s Honors List and the Dean’s Honors List for summer semester 2023 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement.
COTC Announces Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Training Program
In response to the national and regional shortages of commercial truck drivers, COTC is partnering with Ancora Corporate Training, an established national provider of CDL training, to offer this highly sought-after non-credit training locally. COTC’s Ancora Class A Tractor-Trailer program provides the optimal balance between classroom learning and on-the-road training to prepare students for the CDL exam.
Independence Day Concert and Fireworks Set for July 3
The Gilbert Reese Family Foundation, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC), The Ohio State University at Newark, and our community sponsors invite the public to join us for a fun-filled evening of music and entertainment.
Spring Semester 2023 President’s and Dean’s Honors Lists
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has released the President’s Honors List and the Dean’s Honors List for spring semester 2023 to recognize students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement.
New Supply Chain Management Degree and Certificate
Central Ohio has become a major distribution hub for multiple large businesses, including Amazon, FedEx, Kohls, Intel and other suppliers/manufacturers. In order to prepare graduates for the logistics and supply chain management environment, COTC has developed an associate of applied business degree and one-year certificate to address the need for trained, educated employees to support the major distribution growth occurring in central Ohio.
Spring 2023 Commencement
COTC President John M. Berry, PhD, conferred 158 associate degrees and 117 certificates to 235 graduates at the college’s spring commencement ceremony held on May 5, 2023.
Student Leaders Honored
On Wednesday, April 19, Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark honored student leaders and organizations at the annual Scholarship and Student Leadership Dinner.
New Board Member Announced
Andrew Guanciale is the newest member of the Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) fiduciary board of trustees. He was appointed on March 9, and his term will expire on Sept. 30, 2025.
Mother and Daughter Earn Same COTC Degree 20 Years Apart
In 2002, an expectant Lora Smith crossed the stage to receive an associate degree in surgical technology at Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). These days the associate professor sits amongst the college’s faculty watching “her kids” in the surgical technology program graduate. But in December 2022, this phrase took on a literal meaning as Lydia Fink, the daughter Smith carried 20 years ago at her own graduation, crossed the stage to receive the very same degree as her mother.
COTC Selects New Provost
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) has named Gregory Ferenchak, EdD, RT®(QM), the incoming provost. In his role at COTC, Ferenchak will serve as chief academic and enrollment officer, providing leadership for academic affairs and enrollment management.
Food Vendors Wanted for Concert, Fireworks at Newark Campus
Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) and The Ohio State University at Newark, with support from the J. Gilbert Reese Family Foundation, celebrate Independence Day with a concert and fireworks on July 3 at the shared Newark campus. The institutions are seeking food vendors to serve spectators at the event, which is expected to draw more than 20,000 people.