Enrollment begins Sept. 3 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. for Ozarks Technical Community College Adult Education and Literacy classes to be held in the First Christian Church basement, 407 W. Broadway, Bolivar. The classes will meet Tuesday and Thursday from 1 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students are encouraged to bring a pencil and spiral…
HOLLISTER, MO.- Enrollment begins Sept. 3 at 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the OTC Table Rock Campus, 10698 Historic Highway 165, Hollister, for Adult Education and Literacy classes to be held in Room 107 of the Table Rock Campus. The classes will meet Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from…
Ozarks Technical Community College is offering Late Start courses, which are classes that begin after the semester is already under way, for those students who may have missed the start of the semester. “The Late Start option gives our students the opportunity to get the courses they need, even if they enroll after the standard…
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In 1999, only one university in the country was tobacco-free. That same year, OTC decided it would join the California institution and begin taking steps to banish tobacco products from all of its campuses and centers. In August 2003, OTC officially became tobacco-free and on Wednesday, it will mark the milestone with a celebration at…
Ozarks Technical Community College will mark the opening of two new multi-million dollar facilities with special ceremonies next week. The OTC Table Rock Campus grand opening event will be Tuesday, Aug. 20 at 10 a.m. The OTC Waynesville Center celebration will be Thursday, Aug. 22 at 10 a.m. The programs will include comments from city…
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Ozarks Technical Community College will mark the 10th anniversary of its tobacco-free initiative with a celebration at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 14, in the Jared Family Atrium on the OTC Springfield Campus. “We are proud to mark the 10th anniversary of OTC taking a leadership role in removing tobacco from all of our…
Jennifer Dunkel insists on preparing students for their next English class instead of just passing them along without the necessary skills to take the class. As a result, the OTC instructor has developed an English boot camp that helps incoming students prepare for testing to see what level of English instruction suits them best. For…
Nate Doran studied graphic design, digital arts and photography at Ozarks Technical Community College and as a result, he now operated The Big Slice N.Y. Style Pizzaria. “By degree warped into a food career,” said Doran, who graduated from OTC in 2011 with an associates degree in graphic design. After finding a limited job market…
When Jeff Johnson performs with his group Sunset to Burns, he combines his teaching skills as a member of the OTC faculty with his homegrown musical skills. The result is a unique blend of bluegrass folk music that has found a home in the Ozarks. Johnson, who teaches audio engineering in the Electronic Media Production…
For Dillon Welch, representing Ozarks Technical Community College in the national SkillsUSA competition in Kansas City was too important of an event to miss. So even when he sustained a serious leg injury in a motorcycle accident about two weeks before the competition, Dillon made it to the event in a wheelchair. “They put in…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a registration event at three of its locations during the last week of July. The events are designed to provide current and future students registration and advising assistance for the 2013 fall semester, and will take place as follows: OTC Lebanon Center — Monday, July 29, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.…
Missouri State University and Ozarks Technical Community College have signed four articulation agreements providing a seamless pathway for OTC students to transfer their Associate of Arts degree to complete a bachelors degree entirely online with MSU. Specifically, a Bachelor of Science in finance, communication, general business, and health services clinical services can be completed online for…
Missouri State University and Ozarks Technical Community College will sign four articulation agreements for OTC students to transfer their Associate of Arts degree toward completion of a Bachelor of Science in General Business, Communication, Finance or Health Services — Clinical Services degree entirely online with Missouri State University. OTC Chancellor Dr. Hal Higdon and MSU President Clif…
OTC will open two new facilities next month – the OTC Table Rock Campus and the OTC Waynesville Center. It will mark the start of new educational opportunities in those two regions and bring to a close a challenging couple of years for two OTC administrators – Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services Rob Rector and college Architect Harlan Hill.…
Ozarks Technical Community College students brought home 11 medals in the recent National SkillsUSA Competition in Kansas City. “Most of our students were ranked in the top ten in the nation,” said Cynthia Phillips, SkillsUSA-Lead Advisor at OTC. “Our students are dedicated to their field of study and represented the college in an exceptional manner.”…
Ryan Nichols picked the right table when he attended a jobs fair at OTC earlier this year. “I went right to the Chase table. It was the first interview I had and they hired me,” said Nichols, who graduated in May with a business and marketing degree. Today, Nichols is finishing his orientation training with…
At first glance, a simple park bench doesn’t appear to be much of a symbol for taking a stand on world issues. But a final project by this spring’s students at OTC’s Middle College did just that – transforming a wooden bench into statements on local and world issues. This spring, students in the Middle…
Students planning to attend Ozarks Technical Community College are urged to have their financial aid application completed and all required documents sent to the College’s financial aid office by July 15. Necessary documents include the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is used to determine federal grant and loan funding a student…
Taking a classroom to a real-world setting isn’t easy but when done correctly it’s a win-win for the student and the business. OTC’s culinary arts program has taken its first step in offering students that practical work experience this summer in an arrangement reached between the college and owner of Vintage Veranda Team Room at…
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…
The Speckman Tutoring and Learning Center at Ozarks Technical Community College has been named the winner of the Blackboard Catalyst Awards program’s Teaching and Learning Award, which honors outstanding use of technology for instructor efficiency and learner engagement. Jacob Lewellen, director of the Speckman Tutoring and Learning Center, and his team will be honored during…