Ozarks Technical Community College and Detroit Tool Metal Products in Lebanon are teaming to launch a new certificate program designed to train area workers who are looking for a career with the full-service manufacturer of precision metal stampings, fabricated components and value-added assemblies. With the program, offered through the OTC Center for Workforce Development at…
Snow Popus has been overcoming obstacles her entire life. After leaving school in the third grade, she came to OTC to gain her GED. Now, Popus serves as president of the newly created OTC Science Club. She is on her way toward eventually earning a doctorate in teaching and a medical degree in osteopathic remedies…
Anyone interested in becoming a part-time instructor for Ozarks Technical Community College can learn more about teaching opportunities on Saturday, March 22 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Adjunct Faculty Career Fair at the OTC Springfield Campus. OTC is recruiting general education and technical instructors to teach part-time at all five of its locations in…
What do OTC, Instagram and Pandora all have in common? They all have apps that can be downloaded for free in Apples App Store or in Google Play. The new OTC app allows students to connect with the college from a mobile device with optimized functionality. “We noticed an increase in mobile users over the…
Ozarks Technical Community College congratulates Board of Trustees Member Howard Fisk on earning the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) Pinnacle Award. Fisk was presented with the Pinnacle Award on Thursday, Feb. 20 at the CVBs annual Salute to Travel and Tourism awards. According to the CVB, the honor goes to individuals who have been…
Normally, its a new type of class that gathers attention among students, but this time, its a new classroom that has everyone talking at OTC. The classroom is located on the second floor of Information Commons West and is used for English classes. What makes it different is the moveable desks and the computer monitors,…
Frank Farmer, a founding member of the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees, has passed away at the age of 89. Farmer served on the OTC Board of Trustees from 1990 until his retirement in 2007. Mr. Farmer was named a Trustee Emeritus upon his retirement. The OTC Springfield Campus is home to the…
Ben Blaques time at OTC was well spent and helped contribute to creating a death-defying act that he has taken to the East Coast. Blaque, a Kickapoo graduate, took classes in auto refinishing, drafting as well as welding, before following the entertainment bug. “I love to build things, make stuff for cars. I was also…
UMB Bank has established the Society of Manufacturing Scholarship at Ozarks Technical Community College, which is available for students pursuing a degree in drafting, machine technology or welding. “We hear that companies need skills labor, and kids are into technology. The hope is that we can connect young peoples enthusiasm for technology to running high-tech…
The older gentleman sat quietly on a chair as an OTC student began probing in his ears. The man, known as Jerry, was a patient in the Hearing Instrument Science lab at OTC for an examination after he suddenly had pain in his ear after dental surgery. The student, Sarah Woods of Springfield, was examining…