Autumn – The Ohio State University Newark established,
classes were held at the old Newark High School on West Main
Street
1966
October 27 – Founders Hall groundbreaking ceremony
1968
October – Founders Hall opens
1971
February 19 – OBR charters Central Ohio Technical
College
June 25 – COTC begins accepting applications for fall quarter
July 19 – First operating budget approved by the Board of
Trustees
July 29 – Dr. Robert Barnes appointed Director of COTC
September 17 – OBR approves six programs for autumn quarter:
Electronic Engineering Technology, Secretarial Science,
Electromechanical Engineering Technology, Accounting, X-ray
Technology and Glass Plastics Technology.
September 30 – COTC opened its doors to students for the
first time
1972
September – Nursing program begins
1973
June 8 – First graduating ceremony
1975
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA)
grants COTC full accreditation with a three-year follow up visit
required
Spring – Construction begins on Hopewell Hall
1976
September – Grand opening of Hopewell Hall
1977
February – Work begins on Adena Hall
September 20 – First classes offered in Mount Vernon,
Coshocton and at the Ohio Fire Academy in Reynoldsburg
1978
NCA grants a 10-year accreditation
Autumn – Grand opening of Adena Hall
September 20 – Child Care Center opens in Adena Hall
1980
May 16 – OBR expands the COTC service area to include Knox
and Coshocton counties
July 1 – Dr. Julius Greenstein appointed President of COTC
1984
May – Construction begins on Hopewell Hall addition
1985
January – Hopewell Hall addition opens
1988
NCA grants COTC a 10-year accreditation
September – New Child Care Center facility opens on the
Newark campus
1990
Spring – Hall House purchased by the Thomas J. Evans
Foundation and became the official presidential residence in
2004.
May 21 – COTC faculty voted to form a collective bargaining
unit
1991
September 27 – Groundbreaking for LeFevre Hall
1993
April 4 – Grand Opening of LeFevre Hall
1994
July 1 – Dr. Rafael Cortada appointed President of COTC
December 14 – Everett D. Reese Carillon dedicated
1998
NCA grants a 10-year accreditation
1999
July 1 – Dr. Anne Federlein appointed President of COTC
2002
April 16 – The John Gilbert Reese Center groundbreaking
ceremony
2003
January 6 – COTC officially opens its facility in Coshocton
on Kenwood Avenue
October 14 – Grand opening of the John Gilbert Reese Center
2004
July 1 – Dr. Bonnie L. Coe, PhD, appointed president of COTC
2005
September 20 – Classes begin in Pataskala
October 12 – Groundbreaking for The Warner Center
2006
Coshocton Campus Capital Campaign concludes with just over $5
million
July 18 – COTC Board of Trustees accept donation of former
theatre building in Mount Vernon
September 20 – Doors open to the Pataskala Campus in the
Pataskala City Administration Building
2007
February 15 – Construction begins on Montgomery Hall in
Coshocton
2008
NCA grants 10-year accreditation
January 10 – Montgomery Hall opens in Coshocton
October 3 – Grand opening of The John L. and Christine Warner
Library and Student Center
December – Knox Campus Capital Campaign concludes with $5.3
million raised
2009
January – COTC launches strategic plan 2009 – 2013
August – COTC introduces its first international experience –
Italian/American Exchange program with the first exchange to
Reggello, Italy to happen in summer 2010
2010
June 21 – Classes begin at the former Grand Host East
facility – the name officially changes to the Pataskala
Campus
November 8 – The Gateway opens in Hopewell Hall
2011
Summer – Remodel of Ariel Hall
2012
March – Ariel Hall grand opening celebration in Mount Vernon
June 30 – Next Generation Challenge, scholarship campaign
exceeds $20 million goal.
2015
February 24 – Facilities Operations Building groundbreaking
2016
January – Facilities Operations Building opens
Adena Hall renovation and conversion to rec
center begins
September 1 – Jane C. and William T. McConnell Residence
Hall groundbreaking
2017
January 9 – Adena Hall Recreation Center opens
April 7 - The Ohio State University Board of
Trustees approves honorific naming of new residence hall as
Jane C. and William T. McConnell Hall.
Autumn semester – McConnell Hall opens.
2018
December 31 – President Bonnie L. Coe, PhD, retires.
2019
January 1 – John M. Berry, PhD, assumes presidency of COTC
Summer semester – Coshocton Promise becomes available to
eligible students in Coshocton County
August 7 – Groundbreaking for the John and Mary Alford Center
for Science and Technology
2020
January 2 – Eric Heiser, PhD, assumes newly created position
of provost.
Summer semester – Renovation of Pataskala campus begins
2021
August 13 – Ribbon Cutting for the John and Mary Alford
Center for Science and Technology
August 27 – Ribbon Cutting for the renovated Pataskala campus
2022
Summer – Renovation of Founders Hall begins
2024
April 24 – TechCare Catalyst, the official college
mascot, is introduced
