OTC students Jorgie Teaster and Kelley Stone will be honored as winners of the 2019 Missouri Breaking Traditions awards at a ceremony in Jefferson City on Monday, April 29. As part of the award, both Teaster and Stone will receive a $1,000 scholarship, renewable for up to four semesters at OTC. Presented by the Missouri…
Jennifer Moore, the news director and content coordinator for KSMU Radio, will give the commencement address at Ozarks Technical Community College’s graduation ceremony Thursday, May 16 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at JQH Arena on the Missouri State University Campus. In addition to all graduates and their families, the public is invited…
OTC selects Springfield firm Dake Wells, along with its national partner Perkins + Will, to provide architectural services for the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM). The OTC Board of Trustees approved the proposal at a monthly board meeting held Monday, April 1. In February, the board approved a proposal to move forward with architectural services…
OTC student Samantha Adams is a winner of the 2019 Scott Wright Student Essay Contest organized by The National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD). Adams was one of three winners selected from more than 160 contest entries nationwide. Held each year, NISOD’s student essay competition honors the memory of Scott Wright, past editor…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Career Services will host a job fair on Wednesday, March 27 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the OTC Springfield Campus in Lincoln Hall, room 211. The event is free and open to the public. The job fair is designed for both career-minded individuals and those seeking seasonal or part-time employment. Several…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Department of Fine Arts and Humanities presents “Schoolhouse Rock Live!” the musical. Performances will be held at the Springfield Art Museum March 28 and 29 at 7 p.m. and March 30 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. The show is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Patrons…
Politically Active, a nonpartisan student organization at Ozarks Technical Community College, will host a voter education event March 20 from 6-8 p.m. at the OTC Springfield Campus in Lincoln Hall 211. The event, called Springfield Votes, will give local citizens the opportunity to interact with Springfield City Council, mayoral and school board candidates running for…
Construction is underway for Ozarks Technical Community College’s newest education center in Republic. Projected to open in August 2020, the 30,000-square-foot facility is being built by Rich Kramer Construction on a 7.69-acre property near the west side of the city. The land was donated to OTC in 2015 by the Bussey, Cox and Lipscomb families.…
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK) will recognize Dr. Joan Barrett, OTC’s vice chancellor for student affairs, with the Distinguished College Administrator Award during PTK Catalyst 2019, the society’s annual convention, held April 4-6 in Orlando, Florida. The Distinguished College Administrator Awards are presented to college vice presidents, deans, or directors serving at post-secondary institutions…
OTC selects BatesForum, a full-service design and technology firm, to provide architectural services for its Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) facility. The OTC Board of Trustees approved the proposal at its monthly board meeting held Feb. 11. Slated to open in 2022, the multi-million dollar building will serve as the regional hub for advanced manufacturing…
Dr. Hal Higdon, chancellor of Ozarks Technical Community College, received the Chief Executive Leadership Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) District VI. The award is presented annually to an outstanding president, chancellor, head master or system head of a District VI CASE member institution. CASE supports alumni relations, communications, development, and…
Students and faculty at Ozarks Technical Community College will join others across the nation to celebrate SkillsUSA Week, Feb. 3-9, 2019. The annual celebration represents over 300,000 SkillsUSA members nationwide and promotes career and technical education (CTE). The week highlights the benefits of the SkillsUSA program in developing personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host an open house for its Surgical Technology Program on Monday, Feb. 11. The come-and-go event will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Surgical Technology Operating Room, located at the OTC Springfield Campus in Lincoln Hall, room 301. The open house will give prospective students and…
OTC officials and industry partners celebrated the grand opening of the MHC Diesel Technician Training Center today, Jan. 28 at the OTC Springfield Campus. The capital project was made possible through a $1 million matching grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The additional $1 million was raised primarily through…
Fort Leonard Wood military personnel and their families will soon have access to more educational opportunities thanks to a new agreement with Ozarks Technical Community College. OTC and Fort Leonard Wood officials signed a memorandum of understanding today, Thursday, Jan. 24, which gives the college approval to teach courses at the Fort Leonard Wood military…
All Ozarks Technical Community College locations will be open on Saturday, Jan. 5 to help students prepare for the upcoming semester. Student Services staff will be available from 9 a.m. to noon to assist students with last-minute admissions, enrollment, advising and financial aid processes. Student Account Services staff will also be available during this time…
SPRINGFIELD, MO — Ozarks Technical Community College invites all Vatterott College students to explore options for continuing their education at OTC after the for-profit college abruptly closed all of its locations on December 17. Displaced Vatterott students may visit the OTC Student Services Department in the Information Commons building at OTC Springfield. College staff will be…
Today, Missouri’s Coordinating Board for Higher Education voted for budget recommendations that ranked OTC’s Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) as its number one capital funding priority for Fiscal Year 2020. The recommendation for $5 million of state funds to go toward the CAM was part of CBHE’s overall budget request of $55.8 million for workforce…
The Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees approved the project cost for the OTC Republic Center at its monthly meeting Monday, Dec. 10. The board also approved a bid to hire Rich Kramer Construction to build the facility. The OTC Republic Center will be built on eight acres of land donated by the Bussey,…
The Springfield Apprenticeship Council will host an Ozarks Apprenticeship Connection event on Thursday, Nov. 15 from 4–6 p.m. at the Northview Center, located at 301 E. Talmage St. in Springfield. The Ozarks Apprenticeship Connection event is free and open to the public. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres will be served to guests. Held in conjunction with…
Ozarks Technical Community College is accepting enrollment for its free Adult Education and Literacy (AEL) classes held at several locations in Springfield. The classes help adults prepare for the High School Equivalency (HSE) exam, learn English as a second language or improve their reading, math and writing skills. To be considered for the AEL program,…
OTC’s Dean of Technical Education Matthew Hudson received the prestigious Remanufacturing ACE Award at the RIC-RIT World Remanufacturing Conference in Rochester, New York. Dr. Hudson was one of three individuals honored with an ACE Award at the conference’s networking reception held Sept. 19. The Remanufacturing ACE Awards is an international competition sponsored by the Remanufacturing…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a free FAFSA Frenzy event on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 5-8 p.m. in the Information Commons West building at the OTC Springfield Campus. The event, sponsored by the Missouri Department of Higher Education, is designed to help prospective college students file their FAFSA, or Free Application for Federal Student…
Individuals who are interested in earning an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) certificate or a paramedic degree will soon have the opportunity to learn more about the educational programs available to them in the Branson and Hollister area. The Ozarks Technical Community College Table Rock Campus will host three informational sessions about its new Emergency Medical…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Fine Arts Department will present “High School Non Musical” this fall. Performances will be held Oct. 26 and 27 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m. at the Springfield Art Museum. The show is free and open to the public, but seating is limited. Patrons are encouraged to reserve…
