OTC Turf and Landscape Management Students Compete at National Competition

Six students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s Turf and Landscape Management program recently traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, to compete against nearly 70 other colleges and universities at the 34th annual Student Career Days, an event sponsored by the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET).  Several students brought home honors from what is informally known as the “Landscaping…

OTC SIFE team places first in regional competition

The Students in Free Enterprise team from Ozarks Technical Community College placed first at SIFE USA Regional Competition, held this week in Dallas, Texas.  This is the fifth Regional Championship for the College’s team.  In addition, the team qualified as a Finalist in the Financial Literacy Topic Competition, which is sponsored by HSBC. This year’s…

Six from Ozarks Technical Community College earn state Breaking Traditions Awards

Five students and one instructor from Ozarks Technical Community College have earned top honors in Missouri’s annual Breaking Traditions Awards Competition, an event designed to honor students, faculty and staff, and employers involved with Breaking Traditions programs.  The competition celebrates outstanding students who are actively enrolled in non-traditional programs for their gender, as well as…

Role of gender in career choices to be explored

An exploration day for area high school students interested in programs considered non-traditional based on gender will be held at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Springfield campus on Thursday, February 25.  The all-day event is hosted by the College’s Breaking Traditions program and the Missouri Center for Career Education (MCCE). Beginning at 9 a.m., the students…

Ozarks Technical Community College to announce scholarship program to benefit military families

A new partnership between the OTC Foundation, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks and the Musgrave Foundation will be announced Monday, November 9, at 1:30 p.m. in the Information Commons Atrium on the Springfield campus of Ozarks Technical Community College.  The organizations are joining together for the Fallen Soldiers Scholarship, a program that will provide…

Ozarks Technical Community College’s honor society brings home awards

Representatives from Ozarks Technical Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, recently returned from the organization’s 91st Annual International Convention with several awards in hand.  The College’s chapter was recognized as a Top 25 Chapter overall, having earned the rank of 6th out of more than 1,200 chapters…