Academic calendar
Autumn 2026 First Term runs Aug 24, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Summer Semester 2026
- Summer 2026 Second Term
- Autumn 2026 First TermRelevant now
- Autumn Semester 2026
- Autumn 2026 Second Term
- Spring 2027 First Term
- Spring Semester 2027
- Spring 2027 Second Term
Campus language
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Showing 16 of 16 terms
B
- Bean Counter
- The campus coffee shop located within the Warner Center.
C
- CAB
- Campus Activities Board, responsible for campus events and programming.
- Cy's
- Cy's Coffee & More, a cafe located in the Reese Center.
M
- McConnell
- McConnell Hall, the on-campus residence hall shared with OSU Newark.
P
- PTK
- Phi Theta Kappa, the official honor society for two-year college students.
S
- SGA
- Student Government Association, the student representative body.
- Shared Campus
- The common way students describe the partnership and shared facilities between COTC and OSU Newark.
- SNA
- Student Nursing Association, a professional organization for students in the nursing program.
- SOTA
- Student Occupational Therapy Association, a professional group for students in the OTA program.
T
- Table 2
- The main cafeteria located in the Warner Center.
- Table 27
- The main dining commons located in the Warner Center.
- The Bean
- Common student shorthand for The Bean Counter coffee shop.
- The Bean Counter
- The campus coffee shop located in Hopewell Hall.
- The Gateway
- The one-stop shop for student services including advising, financial aid, and registration.
- The Newark Campus
- The collective term for the shared 200-acre grounds of COTC and OSU Newark.
- The Res
- General shorthand for the residence life area on the Newark campus.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Adena
- Adena Hall, the campus recreation and fitness center.
- Alford
- The Alford Center, home to nursing and health science programs.
- bean_counter
- Bean Counter
- COTC Alert
- The emergency notification system for campus closures and safety warnings.
- COTC Card
- The official student identification card required for library access and printing.
- Founders
- Founders Hall, containing classrooms and faculty offices.
- Hopewell
- Hopewell Hall, the administrative hub housing student services.
- LCT
- Licking County Transit, the public bus system that provides transportation to and from the Newark campus.
- LeFevre
- LeFevre Hall, which houses engineering and technology labs.
- MyCOTC
- The official student web portal for accessing email, grades, and registration.
- Parking Permit
- A required hangtag for all students parking in campus lots, obtainable through Public Safety.
- Reese
- The John Gilbert Reese Center, a high-tech facility for meetings and classes.
- Self-Service
- The specific online tool within MyCOTC used for course registration and financial tracking.
- The Gateway
- The centralized student services office in Hopewell Hall for advising and financial aid.
- the_table_of_contents
- The Table of Contents
- Warner
- Warner Center, the student union housing the library and dining.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Autumn 2026 First Term runs Aug 24, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 16 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.