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…
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…
Overall Enrollment Up 7% for Fall 2025 When people think of community colleges, they often assume students come mostly from nearby towns. At Ozarks Tech, the story is much bigger. This fall, students are arriving from more than 400 high schools, representing 75 counties in Missouri (nearly two-thirds of all counties in the state), and…
$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…
