Fresh Harvest produce distribution at Ozarks Tech

Fresh Harvest & Eagle Breakfast: Boosting Academic Outcomes with Food Programs

Ozarks Tech is advancing two creative, student-focused programs that meet immediate needs while building community: Fresh Harvest and Eagle Breakfast. These food programs are more than meals. They are strategies for student success, tied directly to the college’s core mission of supporting students by using data to design programs that foster equity and accessibility. Supporting…

Ozarks Tech students Billy Rice and Emily Zimmerman display a model of NASA's International Space Station.

Ozarks Tech Students Launch Their Futures with NASA

Ozarks Tech is redefining community college from stepping stone to launchpad by opening up ever-expanding opportunities for students. This summer, two honors students, Emily Zimmerman and Billy Rice, traded classrooms in Springfield for NASA research centers, working alongside some of the brightest minds in aerospace. Their projects—Emily in California’s Silicon Valley and Billy at Virginia’s…