Owensboro Community and Technical College has over 350 full and part-time faculty and staff who provide 40 Associate Degree,
Diploma, and Certificate programs on three college campus locations. Successful consolidation, strategic planning, and high standards
of excellence have facilitated a 64% increase in college enrollment during the past 4 years.
OUR MISSION REFLECTS OUR VISION
OCTC improves the quality of life for citizens by providing: Associate of Arts and Science Degrees that offer transfer credit to
baccalaureate institutions; Associate of Applied Science Degrees, Certificates, and Diplomas in technical and professional programs; and
customized workforce training for business and industry. OCTC also creates a bridge for those transitioning from high school to
postsecondary education through programs such as: Discover College, Adult Education, the SkillTrain Center, and community education.
OUR VISION REFLECTS OUR VALUES
Increase the college-going rate in our region because we all want to live in a learning-centered community.
Provide a well-trained workforce essential to a better quality of life and a healthy economy.
Continuously strive for quality in all that we do because "quality is a race that has no finish line."
ACHIEVING OUR VISION REQUIRES OVERCOMING BARRIERS
36% of adults in our region have less than a high school diploma or GED, an unacceptable barrier.
The collegegoing rate, for many in our region, is in the lower 25% of the state rate.
Income levels, for many in our service area, are 54% to 63% of the U.S. average.
State support of our College is less than 42% of the cost of providing education.
JOHN S. HAGER, Founder
Public Life Foundation
"Owensboro Community and Technical College is an institution that is by the community,
for the community, and of the community. I say to members of our community that not
only do they have an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the people who attend
this institution; but by supporting it, they have an opportunity to affirm a model of an
organization that is focused on the mission of not letting anyone be left behind."
