Leave it to an academic institution to help out a library. When the Springfield-Greene County Library district was looking for help in staging its massive annual Friends of the Library book sale, one volunteer turned to her former employer, Ozarks Technical Community College, for help. In 2015, the former Remington’s building in south Springfield hosted…
Steady enrollment growth at the OTC Richwood Valley Campus spurred a recent project to add more classroom and office space. The campus, which is currently at capacity in the morning and afternoon hours, will soon have five brand new classrooms and four offices in a surprising location – its Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Shelter.…
Ozarks Technical Community College unveiled its 2016 Excellence in Education award recipients at the college’s annual Development Day, held Tuesday, Oct. 18 at the White River Conference Center in Springfield. Candidates were nominated by students and fellow employees and selected by a college-wide committee. Each winner was presented with a plaque and monetary award, made…
What’s your OTC story? Our college chancellor wants to hear it. Join us at your campus or center for a meet and greet event with OTC’s leader, Dr. Hal Higdon. He’ll share his experiences in higher education with you, and listen as your share your OTC stories with him. Find the dates and times for…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a Car and Motorcycle Show on Saturday, Oct. 15 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Lot N on the OTC Springfield Campus (located at the corner of National Avenue and Chestnut Expressway). Registration is $20 and begins at 9 a.m. on site. The event is free to spectators.…
The National Council for Marketing and Public Relations (NCMPR) honored OTC’s Department of Communications and Marketing with five Medallion Awards at its regional conference held Oct. 2-4 in Kansas City. OTC’s Communications and Marketing team won three gold Medallion Awards in the following categories: poster, poster series, and social media/online campaign. The team accepted silver for…
The Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees today approved for OTC to enter into an agreement with Premier Flight Center LLC, which is the first step toward the college offering an aviation-focused associate degree. Graduates of OTC’s program will be prepared to immediately work as commercial pilots. The aviation program will consist of ground…
Ozarks Technical Community College will pursue an expansion of its Diesel Technology Program thanks to a $1 million grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. OTC will seek an additional $1 million in private funds to secure the capital for the expansion. “We are excited and grateful to receive this…