Fine Arts’ Wishing Wall project a hit in community
Wishing wall has room for 12,000 wishes
Student pays it forward with loan repayment
First student to pay back Foundation loan
Dr. Lawler retiring from career at OTC
Dr. Lawler came to OTC 15 1/2 years ago
SRC workers set to receive degrees from program
Thursday’s Ozarks Technical Community College commencement will have a little extra meaning for a group of employees from Springfield Remanufacturing Corp. The 16 workers will be the first class from that company to have completed more than three years of classes in a program customized for them by taking the classroom to the work site.…
English class designed to address veterans’ needs
For a military veteran, transitioning from their former life to one that includes time spent on a college campus can be a challenge. To help ease them into their new surroundings, Ozarks Technical Community College developed an English course designed especially for veterans. A section of English 101 was offered for the first time this…
Youth services students work to improve house, lives
Students hammer nails and saw wood, but they are not only gaining construction skills. They are also learning about responsibility and self-control. The students are part of a special class, which began in 2001 and is offered by OTC’s Community Enrichment Center and the Missouri Division of Youth Services, which enables troubled youth to earn…
TTI helps turns local man’s life around
When Todd Ray’s family business in Osage Beach went under in 2011 as a result of the bad economy, Ray set off to find another line of work that had that same family atmosphere. With the help of OTC’s Transport Training Institute, Ray found what he was looking for as a driver for TSCI/Transland Inc.…
Instructors look forward to Community Day
Both instructors contributed to the event’s beginnings.
Middle College instructor honored for reading program
Students read five books a semester.
Venezuelan brothers make most of time at OTC
Brothers want to become engineers.
Students have memorable time at symposium
Playwright students had their plays read.
Student finds career path at OTC
Former business owner hopes to go into public service.
OTC’s Alpha Psi Tau chapter wins 13 Phi Theta Kappa awards
Group advances to international competition.
Fire science alum giving back to OTC students
Battlefield fire chief teaching fire science at OTC.
OTC student become nurse as payback for care
After suffering disease, he became a CNA.
Couple putting OTC training to work
Melissa and David Lyday know that someday soon the education they received at Ozarks Technical Community College and elsewhere will be put to use in Ecuador. The recently wedded couple from Bolivar will be leaving soon to establish a medical clinic in the country’s capital city of Quito to offer aid and assistance to the…
Former OTC student excels in animation work
Brett Ellis got his first taste of computer programming and animation while attending Ozarks Technical Community College in 2000. Today, Ellis has taken what he learned at the College and become a top special effects artist for a visual effects studio, Digital Domain, in Los Angeles. The Hartville native has worked on such movies as…
Art students study woodcuts made 80 years ago
Art pieces belonged to staff member’s relative.
State National Guard medics to test at OTC
It’s the first time the Guard has used OTC’s facilities
Career Center student first to enter Honors Program
Willard graduate wants to work with plants.
Married couple both earn PN pins
Couple plans to continue education in other fields.
Student hopes for singing career
Solo at concert entertained crowd.
Scholarship helps student reach goal
Graduate is now a physical therapy assistant.
Branson brothers set example for siblings
Brothers are part of a large family.
OTC’s contribution to community leads to donation
Student services named after Foster.