Johnny Morris, founder/CEO of Bass Pro Shops, will be the recipient of the 2016 Excellence in Business Award, to be presented by Ozarks Technical Community College on Thursday, March 24. The award ceremony will be held from 7:30–9 a.m. at the White River Conference Center in Springfield. The event will feature an exclusive conversation with…
Ozarks Technical Community College and Missouri State University will host the Escalation Workshop, a powerful, film-based program that highlights relationship-violence awareness and prevention. The event will be held Tuesday, March 15 from 7-9 p.m. at the OTC Springfield Campus in Lincoln Hall, room 211. Produced by the One Love Foundation, the Escalation Workshop was founded…
New collaborative agreements between Ozarks Technical Community College and Drury University will provide OTC students with a seamless transfer to Drury University’s College of Continuing Professional Studies. The first agreement allows OTC graduates with an associate degree in Fire Science Technology to transfer to Drury’s Emergency Management program. The second agreement helps OTC students pursuing…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a free FAFSA Frenzy event on Sunday, Feb. 28 from 1–4 p.m. at its Springfield and Waynesville locations. 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 Aid. The event is open…
On Monday, Feb. 8, the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees approved a $2 million plan to build out the remaining unfinished space in the OTC Table Rock Campus building. The project, funded by the Branson tax levy and private gifts, will nearly double the campus’ student capacity. OTC officials hope to have the…
The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program named Ozarks Technical Community College one of 150 finalists to compete for the 2017 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence and $1 million in prize funds. OTC was one of just two Missouri community colleges recognized by the Aspen Institute. This is the second time in three rounds OTC…
Several OTC locations will be open Saturday, Jan. 9 to help students prepare for the upcoming semester. Student Services staff at the OTC Springfield, Richwood Valley and Table Rock campuses, as well as the OTC Lebanon Center, will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to assist students with last-minute admissions, enrollment, advising and…
The Missouri Community College Association appointed Jennifer Kennally, OTC Board of Trustees member, as an officer of the MCCA Board of Directors. The MCCA board governs all policies of the association to support the professional and academic development of the students, faculty, staff and trustees of Missouri’s 12 community college systems. Kennally’s term begins Jan.…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Josephine Fritts was selected as one of 30 community college instructors — out of nearly 3,000 chapter advisors nationwide — to serve as a Phi Theta Kappa 2016/2017 Faculty Scholar. Fritts is a Middle College instructor and PTK advisor at OTC. She has also served on the college’s Honor Council as…
Dr. Hal Higdon, chancellor of Ozarks Technical Community College, has been selected to serve on the new Presidential Advisory Board for Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. The board will provide input into the organization’s strategic plan, priorities and direction. Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society exclusively for students at two-year and community colleges.
Ozarks Technical Community College received a $35,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to support a new project called the OTC Community Dental Education and Prevention Program. Walmart Foundation grant funds will allow OTC’s dental programs faculty and students to perform dental screenings at the college’s five locations across southwest Missouri. The grant will fund 160 preventative…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s respiratory therapy program received the 2015 Distinguished Registered Respiratory Therapy Credentialing Success Award from CoARC, the Commission on Accreditation for Respiratory Care. CoARC created the award to honor respiratory therapy programs that achieve high academic outcome measurements. To meet the award’s criteria, respiratory therapy programs had to achieve the following objectives:…
Joplin, MO. – Ozarks Technical Community College and Missouri Southern State University in Joplin have signed an articulation agreement between the institutions’ honors programs. Todd Yerby, director of OTC’s program and Dr. Michael Howarth, director of Missouri Southern’s Honors Program, along with administrators from both schools, appeared at a signing ceremony Monday, Nov. 16,…
Ozarks Technical Community College will offer three performances of “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” Nov. 20-22 at the Gillioz Theater in downtown Springfield. All performances are free to OTC students, faculty and staff. “It’s a Wonderful Life,” made famous by the movie starring Jimmy Stewart, is a story about George Bailey who…
Ozarks Technical Community College will observe Veterans Day at its Springfield, Richwood Valley and Waynesville locations on Nov. 11. “We have more than 1,000 veterans in our student body and several who work for the college,” said Dr. Hal Higdon, chancellor of Ozarks Technical Community College. “We want to thank them, and all veterans, for…
Lake Ozark, Missouri – The Missouri Community College Association recognized three Ozarks Technical Community College students at its 51st annual convention this week. Those recognized were chosen from thousands of peers across the state for their outstanding leadership, innovation and support of their community college campuses. The students are: Scott Murphy: In addition to maintaining…
Lake Ozark, Missouri – The Missouri Community College Association recognized two Ozarks Technical Community College faculty members at its 51st annual convention this week.Those recognized were chosen from thousands of peers across the state for their outstanding leadership, innovation and support of their community college campuses. The honorees are: Marianne Crocker – Senior Service Award…
Sean Barnhill dreams big. The 22-year-old knew early on what he wanted in life and what his singular goal was — to work at NBC. Now, after studying at OTC and moving on to Drury University, Sean is seeing his dreams come true. He is serving his second internship with NBC, this time on the…
Ozarks Technical Community College unveiled its 2015 Excellence in Education award recipients at the college’s annual convocation, held Tuesday, Oct. 13 at the White River Conference Center. Candidates were nominated by staff members and selected by a college-wide committee. Each winner was presented with a plaque and monetary award, made possible by a donation from…
Ozarks Technical Community College is one of 13 Missouri colleges that worked with the Missouri Community College Association to help 4,251 students statewide access training and gain the skills needed to enter the health care industry. Through the MoHealthWINs program, Ozarks Technical Community College received $2.4 million of a $19.9 million federal grant managed by…
The OTC Lebanon Center was honored as the Large Business of the Year by the Lebanon Area Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Hal Higdon, chancellor of Ozarks Technical Community College, accepted the award at the chamber’s annual membership dinner, held Thursday, Oct. 1 at the Cowan Civic Center. “This award means a great deal to our…
The 18-year-old, first-year student recently spoke at this month’s OTC Board of Trustees about his college career and how students, faculty and staff – including Disability Support Services at the OTC Springfield campus – treat him with respect and dignity. The left side of Kris’ body is disabled by cerebral palsy, which afflicts the…
Ozarks Technical Community College earned national recognition as one of the nation’s Top 100 Associate Degree Producers by Community College Week. The publication analyzed data from more than 7,000 post-secondary institutions for the 2013-14 academic year. OTC ranked 40th in the nation among community colleges for associate degrees awarded. The college appeared in eight different…
Ozarks Technical Community College honored longtime supporters Sam and June Hamra with the naming of the Sam and June Hamra Family Library in a ceremony today, Wednesday, Sept. 16. The event was held in the newly renovated library, located in the Information Commons building on the OTC Springfield Campus. “We are grateful to the Hamras…
Ozarks Technical Community College invites area high school students to Discover OTC, an annual, system-wide event that serves as a college visit for hundreds of prospective students. Participants will tour OTC campuses and centers to learn more about the specialized programs offered by the college. Students will also have the opportunity to meet OTC instructors…