New collaborative agreements between Ozarks Technical Community College and Drury University will provide OTC students with a seamless transfer to Drury University’s College of Continuing Professional Studies. The first agreement allows OTC graduates with an associate degree in Fire Science Technology to transfer to Drury’s Emergency Management program. The second agreement helps OTC students pursuing…
OTC In The News OTC graduate discovers love for history, China Thursday, Feb. 25 Springfield News-Leader C-Street Gallery opens Magnum Opus! exhibition on Friday, March 4 Thursday, Feb. 25 Drury Newsroom OTC FAFSA Frenzy Monday, Feb. 22 KTTS Free dental screening Monday, Feb. 22 KY3 Blunt to launch re-election campaign today Friday, Feb. 19 Ozarks…
Every year, Donnie Kendrick rubs elbows with some very special folks. The OTC Bookstore employee gathers with everyone from Dawn Wells of “Gilligan’s Island” to Lulu of “Hee Haw,” not to mention dozens upon dozens of presidential descendants. Kendrick is gathered with celebrities because of his family connection to Mary Todd Lincoln.
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a free FAFSA Frenzy event on Sunday, Feb. 28 from 1–4 p.m. at its Springfield and Waynesville locations. The event, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Higher Education, is designed to help prospective college students file their FAFSA or Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The event is open…
A small classroom on the OTC Springfield Campus is filled with the excited chatter of students hard at work assembling parts to build a small machine. “I get to be one of the first to do this,” said Tyler Letterman, an Industrial Maintenance Technology student from Fordland. “It’s cool to be the first in the…
On Monday, Feb. 8, the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees approved a $2 million plan to build out the remaining unfinished space in the OTC Table Rock Campus building. The project, funded by the Branson tax levy and private gifts, will nearly double the campus’ student capacity. OTC officials hope to have the…
Kyle Houston knew he wanted to be a chef when he was just a youngster watching his grandmother make rolls at 6 in the morning. But it wasn’t until he came to the OTC Career Center as a senior at Republic High School that he was able to change his dream into reality. “I was…
First-year student Jackson Davis came to OTC undecided about what career he wanted to enter. Thanks to his family and the A+ state scholarship program, Jackson is ready to embark on his career in fire science. Jackson had plenty of choices. He considered engineering, joining the military, becoming a police officer or studying fire science.…