Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro Community & Technical College is a public, two year community and technical college accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and one of the sixteen colleges that make up the Kentucky Community & Technical College System (KCTCS). Owensboro Community & Technical College serves the four county areas of Daviess, Ohio, Hancock and McLean, and draws a strong base of students from Perry and Spencer counties in Indiana. Its 2009 enrollment of more than 6,000, however, includes students from many other counties in Kentucky and Indiana who were attracted by its Advanced Technology Center and other distinctive programs. The college values innovation focused on student learning and economic trends as evidenced by the creation of the Biotechnology program which lends support to the emerging plant-based biotech industry and the Cancer Research Center in Owensboro. Its Mechatronics program supports local industry and the STEM initiatives in local schools. A grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation gave support to an innovative nursing program for working adults, and funds from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation supports the Breaking Through initiative for underserved and underskilled young adults. The college encourages its graduates to continue their academic studies and has one of the highest transfer rates to baccalaureate institutions in the state.
Owensboro is Kentucky’s third largest city, located on the Ohio River southwest of Louisville, it is the cultural, medical, retail, and business hub for Western Kentucky and Southern Indiana. It is home to several unique attractions, such as, the RiverPark Center performing arts and civic center that hosts more than 1,000 events each year, including professional Broadway tour performances, the Owensboro Symphony Orchestra, the Owensboro Museum of Fine Art, the Owensboro Museum of Science and History, the International Bluegrass Music Museum, and the Western Kentucky Botanical Garden. In November of 2009 was named by Business Week as a one of America’s Best Place to Raise Your Kids city. The Business Week rankings focused on education, atmosphere, crime rates, cultural opportunities, career access and housing. Owensboro has the distinction of being known as Kentucky’s #1 Sports town according to Sports Illustrated. It is also a Learning Community, a place that believes in lifelong education with two award winning public school districts and a highly successful parochial school system. In addition to being the home campus of OCTC, Owensboro is also home to Kentucky Wesleyan College, Brescia University and a satellite campus for Western Kentucky University. Called Kentucky’s Festival City, Owensboro holds over 20 annual Festivals and Events, most which are unique to this western KY city. From barbeque to bluegrass, from fine arts to fine dining, from festivals to Broadway shows, Owensboro offers something for everyone!
Academic Programs
OCTC awards associate degrees, diplomas, and certificates in a variety of disciplines. For a complete listing, visit Programs of Study. We also have a Transfer Center to provide students with assistance in transferring courses to OCTC or in accumulating credits to transfer to a particular college or university.
Campus Locations
OCTC has three physical campuses in Daviess County and offers courses on-site in the surrounding counties as well as a wide variety of online offerings. Please make note of the campus location when selecting your courses to avoid confusion on the first day of classes.
OCTC Main Campus 4800 New Hartford Road Owensboro, KY 42303 270-686-4400
OCTC Downtown Campus 1501 Frederica Street Owensboro, KY 42301 270-686-4444
OCTC Southeastern Campus 1901 Southeastern Parkway Owensboro, KY 42303 270-686-4488
Toll Free-1-866-755-6282 (OCTC)
Directions or Campus Maps
Owensboro Community and Technical College Student Profile
Fall 2008
5,585 Students Enrolled
Status
- 32% percent full time
- 68% percent part time
Gender
- 54.5% percent female
- 45.5% percent male
Age
- 48% percent 17-19
- 20% percent 20-22
- 31% percent over 25
County of origin
- 67% percent Daviess
- 14% percent Ohio
- 6% percent Hancock
- 4% percent McLean
- 3% Indiana Counties
- 2% Muhlenberg
- 1% Breckenridge
- 1.5% Other KY Counties
- .1% Other States