Personal Support Services

Overview

Central Ohio Technical College has many services available to help students be successful inside and outside the classroom.

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Donations

Food and Personal Care Items

Items can be dropped off at the Office of Student Life Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. in the Warner Center, room 226.

We accept:

  • Non-perishable canned and boxed foods (canned vegetables and fruit, soup, coffee, pasta sauce, boxed macaroni and cheese/rice/side dishes, canned meat, ready meals, peanut butter, individual snack items)
  • Personal care and hygiene products (toilet paper, oral hygiene products, shampoo, conditioner, soap)
  • Baby care items (diapers, food)

Monetary Support

Cash donations to be sent directly to the Campus Corner Food Pantry may be submitted online.

Give to the Campus Corner Student Food Pantry

Donations to benefit our supporting partner, should be directed to the Food Pantry Network of Licking County

Donate to the Food Pantry Network of Licking County

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Additional Food and Personal Resources

The student food pantry is offered In partnership with The Food Pantry Network of Licking County.

If you are in need of food assistance, please call the Food Pantry Network of Licking County at 740.344.7401 to be connected with a food pantry in your local community and a fresh produce market.

visit the Food Pantry Network of Licking County

We understand that some of our students may need more than food assistance. Additional personal resources can be found at:

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Crisis Services

During business hours, call Student Life/Counseling Services at 740.364.9578.

After business hours for Knox And Licking counties, dial 211.

All other counties, call 911.

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How to Use the Food Pantry

Welcome to the new Campus Corner ordering system! We are excited to announce the launch of our PantrySoft Storefront. Please make sure you complete an account to make your order. If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Waser.

Order Online

  • Place order online by submitting the Campus Corner: Student Food Pantry order form.
  • When placing an order with your food preferences, you will also select a preferred pickup location and day.
  • You will receive a confirmation email once your order is available that will include details on how and where to pick up your order.

Pickup locations:

  • COTC Newark Campus, Warner Center 233
  • COTC Knox Campus
  • COTC Pataskala Campus
  • COTC Coshocton Campus

Hours:

Pickup days and times vary at each location, but the Campus Corner in Newark is currently available 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (when the college is open).

Fresh Produce:

Fresh produce provided by The Garden for All is available on Wednesday and Thursdays mornings while supplies last in the Warner Center lobby on the Newark campus.

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Lost and Found

A lost and found is located in the Services Center in Hodges Hall 0004.

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Personal Use Rooms

Single-Occupancy Restrooms

Three single-occupancy restrooms are available on campus to serve the needs of students, staff and faculty.
Alford Center 253T, 353T
Hopewell Hall 130T

Lactation Rooms

Two lactation rooms are available on campus to serve the needs of students, staff, and faculty. A comfortable chair and sink are provided in each room.
Alford Center 171
Hopewell Hall 122L

Meditation Rooms

Two small meditation and reflection rooms are available to serve the spiritual needs of students, staff and faculty.
Warner Center 209

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Sexual Violence Prevention and Response

​Sexual Violence Education & Support

We are the area within the Office of Student Life that addresses situations of sexual assault, stalking, intimate partner abuse, and sexual harassment. We cover the prevention and the education aspect, as well as the advocacy and support aspect of sexual violence.

​​Support and Advocacy
Sexual Violence Prevention and Response
Contact Student Life at 740.364.9578

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LGBTQ

​​​Relationships between men and between women are just as likely to be abusive as relationships between women and men, and they can be just as dangerous and harmful.

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Job and Family Services

The Job and Family Services organizations below offer a wide range of assistance for Ohioans. This includes employment and training assistance, unemployment benefits, cash assistance, food assistance, child care, child and adult protective services, adoption, and child support.