Vol 22/Issue 10
greater owensboro chamber of commerce
OCT.
CHAMBER MATTERS 2024
Rooster Booster, sponsored by Owensboro Community and Technical College, to feature Mayoral Forum The Chamber will host its Rooster Booster breakfast this Thursday, October 3 at 7:30 a.m. Reserve your spot now at www.chamber.owensboro.com or by calling the Chamber office at at the Owensboro Convention Center (501 West Second Street). The program is sponsored by (270) 926-1860 by 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 2. Owensboro Community and Technical College, and will include a Mayoral Forum featuring both of the Owensboro Mayoral Candidates for the upcoming General Election on Tuesday, November 5, COST IN ADVANCE: $15 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members. 2024. COST AT THE DOOR: $20 for Chamber Members and $25 for non-members.
Owensboro Community & Technical College (OCTC) is a public, two-year, open-admissions college and one of the sixteen colleges of the Kentucky Community & Technical College System. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, OCTC is a comprehensive community and technical college that values innovation, is focused on student success, and is responsive to economic trends. OCTC serves 4,000 students every fall from Daviess, Ohio, Hancock, and McLean Counties and the surrounding region. For immediate employment after graduation, students are attracted to industry-relevant technical programs and innovative “work and learn” model programs such as GO FAME, GO Careers, and entry-level healthcare career packages. Additional programs tailored to the adult learner include a Life Skills Certificate, TechX, iTEC, and the CDL Academy. OCTC’s Workforce Solutions worked with more than 998 companies last year on training, testing, and developing customized programs to meet industry-specific needs. This includes 190 companies through non-credit training, 66 companies through credit training, and 742 companies through assessments. In addition, Workforce Solutions partnered with local companies to invest $651,000 in KCTCS-TRAINS funding since June 1. They also provide re-entry program options, and the SkillTrain unit offers GED prep, English language, and citizenship classes. OCTC’s Discover College includes dual credit options taught on-campus, online, and at partnering high schools. Students in the Early College program attend classes on campus at OCTC full-time during their junior and senior years of high school, allowing them to graduate simultaneously with a high school diploma and an associate degree. In 2024, OCTC was again nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” and earned the Messenger-Inquirer’s Platinum Reader’s Choice Award.