Sarah Byrd would like to be a chef who teaches as well as cooks for people so they can learn and appreciate the healthy side of food. “My goal is community outreach and educating people,” the 23-year-old OTC culinary arts student said. But first, Byrd will pack her knives and lead a contingent of 24…
With the opening of summer semester classes today, the OTC Mobile Hearing Lab will prepare to go on the road to offer hearing instrument science training to students at St. Charles Community College and at OTC. The mobile lab was developed through a grant from the federal Department of Labor. A grant from Gov. Jay Nixon’s Training for Tomorrow paid for…
Beginning in the fall of 2013, residents of three counties in Arkansas will be able to attend Ozarks Technical Community College at the in-state tuition rate. Citizens of Boone, Carroll and Marion Counties will be eligible for the in-state tuition, which is significantly lower than the cost for students living outside of Missouri. “With the…
Nigel Holderby will never forget the events of July 8, 2011, that changed his life and his career forever. Even today, as Holderby ponders the incident, the OTC graduate gets a hitch in his voice as emotions bubble up. “That one event altered my future,” he said speaking for students in a speech he gave…