OTC’s respiratory therapy program receives national recognition

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:…

OTC and Missouri Southern sign agreement between their honors programs

  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,…

Three OTC students receive statewide recognition

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…

Two OTC faculty members receive statewide recognition

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…

OTC and Missouri’s community colleges address health care worker shortage

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…

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OTC ranked among nation’s top associate degree producers

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…

Middle college students rub elbows with researchers

A group of young minds from OTC’s Middle College recently got the opportunity to study science with local researchers and professors. OTC’s Middle College offers high school students, challenged by traditional education settings, an alternative education opportunity in a variety of program areas including science. Selected students met with professors from Missouri State University and…