OTC students Jorgie Teaster and Kelley Stone will be honored as winners of the 2019 Missouri Breaking Traditions awards at a ceremony in Jefferson City on Monday, April 29. As part of the award, both Teaster and Stone will receive a $1,000 scholarship, renewable for up to four semesters at OTC. Presented by the Missouri…
Seven Ozarks Technical Community College students were honored for their academic success and student leadership at the Missouri Community College Association’s PTK and Student Leadership Luncheon. The event was held today, April 24, at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. At the event, three OTC students received MCCA Student Leadership Awards. These awards are presented annually…
We’re kicking off National Lineman Appreciation Day with some not-so-shocking news about OTC’s Electrical Distribution Systems Program – all 22 line worker students have summer internships in the works. These linemen-in-training will spend their summer months making up to $26.50 an hour as they put their skills to the test with area electric partners. OTC…
Jennifer Moore, the news director and content coordinator for KSMU Radio, will give the commencement address at Ozarks Technical Community College’s graduation ceremony Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at JQH Arena on the Missouri State University Campus. In addition to all graduates and their families, the public is invited…
Kit Gillihan is about to celebrate his biggest victory to date. The former OTC student, who has autism and cerebral palsy, will walk across the stage at OTC’s commencement in May to receive a Certificate of Achievement in Computer Information Science – a feat he worked nearly four years to accomplish. While a student at…
This weekend, more than 100 students from eight surrounding colleges will head to OTC for the eighth annual Honors Program Conference. The event, organized by the OTC Honors Program, will feature more than 40 student presentations ranging in topics from anarchism to Alzheimer’s disease to genealogy and outer space. Todd Yerby, OTC Honors Program director,…
Students representing the technical programs of Ozarks Technical Community College brought home 65 medals from the SkillsUSA state competition, held April 4-5 on the campus of State Technical College of Missouri in Linn. Nearly 100 OTC students participated the event, where thousands of technical education students from across the state competed in a variety of categories including graphic communications, culinary…
National Library Week is April 7-13, so we’re celebrating OTC’s Libraries for the outstanding resources and support they provide to students. Keep reading to discover some of the fun (and free) library services available to you. 1. College-level research isn’t easy. Fortunately, our librarians can help you find, evaluate and use a wide variety of…
For the first time in OTC’s history, two students are entering the final rounds of candidacy for international office positions through Phi Theta Kappa, the world’s largest honor society for two-year colleges. OTC student Igho Ekakitie is running for International President and Sarah Rife is running for International Vice President of Division III. The two…
OTC selects Springfield firm Dake Wells, along with its national partner Perkins + Will, to provide architectural services for the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM). The OTC Board of Trustees approved the proposal at a monthly board meeting held Monday, April 1. In February, the board approved a proposal to move forward with architectural services…