Alliance for Healthcare Education Center groundbreaking on August 25, 2025

$15 Million Alliance for Healthcare Education Expansion Will Save Millions in Training Costs & Bolster Missouri’s Healthcare Workforce

State and local leaders, alongside Gov. Mike Kehoe, celebrated the groundbreaking of a $15 million state-funded expansion at the Alliance Education Center today. The project supports the Alliance for Healthcare Education — a first-of-its-kind partnership between health care and education leaders working to address Missouri’s critical shortage of healthcare professionals. Ozarks Technical Community College is…

Ozarks Tech Opens Technical Training Center at Richwood Valley

Ozarks Tech Opens New Training Center to Power Missouri’s Workforce

$5 Million Technical Training Center Provides Hands-On Education in Agriculture and Electrical Distribution Systems SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A new facility dedicated to workforce development in high-demand fields that power and feed Missouri communities opened on Wednesday, Aug. 13, at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Richwood Valley Campus in Ozark. College leadership, industry partners, faculty and students…

Governor Kehoe Honors Outstanding College and Career Advisors for Rural Students at 2025 rootEd Missouri Conference

COLUMBIA, Mo. (August 5, 2025) – At the 2025 rootEd Missouri Awards Celebration held today in Columbia, Missouri, Governor Mike Kehoe recognized three exceptional rootEd advisors for their extraordinary dedication to supporting rural Missouri students as they prepare for life after graduation. The ceremony, held at Wyndham Executive Center, brought together rootEd’s college and career advisors…