Owensboro Community and Technical College
Owensboro Community and Technical College at a Glance
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About Owensboro Community and Technical College
According to Wikipedia, Owensboro Community and Technical College is a public community college in Owensboro, Kentucky. It is part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System . Owensboro Community College and Owensboro Technical College consolidated to become OCTC. OCTC is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to offer technical as well as associate's degree programs.
Owensboro Community and Technical College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 69% | 64% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Owensboro Community and Technical College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $4,872 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $733 |
| 30K - 48K | $667 |
| 48K - 75K | $1,328 |
| 75K - 110K | $3,036 |
| 110K+ | $6,836 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Owensboro Community and Technical College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Owensboro Community and Technical College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $40,120 a year, and 82% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Owensboro Community and Technical College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 6,097 | 6,097 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Owensboro Community and Technical College?
Owensboro Community and Technical College is located at 4800 New Hartford Rd, Owensboro, KY 42303.
How Safe is Owensboro Community and Technical College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Owensboro Community and Technical College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Owensboro Community and Technical College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Owensboro has a violent crime rate of 0.33% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.96%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Owensboro Community and Technical College Known For?
Owensboro Community and Technical College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
Owensboro Community and Technical College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Owensboro Community and Technical College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Owensboro Community and Technical College ranks #2702 in the U.S. and #5607 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesOwensboro Community and Technical College ranks #2711 in the U.S. and #7225 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesOwensboro Community and Technical College ranks #3088 in the U.S. and #11068 worldwide for influence in Medical.
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