Jacqueline (Jackie) McKinsey, a founding member of the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees, announced her retirement at OTC’s board meeting today, Monday, July 14. She will retire from the board effective July 31. “The Ozarks Technical Community College family is grateful for Mrs. McKinsey’s nearly quarter century of service,” said Greg DeLong, chair…
Recently, national universities, including Ivy League institutions, have received unwanted headlines for their handling of sexual assault cases. Those high-profile cases have shone a light on the issue. Ozarks Technical Community College has been a leader in offering its staff and personnel from other institutions in-depth training in investigating Title IX reports. In June, more…
There are more than 4,500 families in the Ozarks who home school their children and when they look for advanced education, they can look to OTC for those opportunities. Recently, the Southwest Home Education Ministry (SHEM) and representatives from OTC’s Dual Credit Program met at the Library Center in Springfield to review what’s available for…
Eight students from Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) received gold medals at the SkillsUSA Championships, held June 24-26 in Kansas City, Mo. More than 6,000 career and technical education students (all state contest winners) competed in 99 different trade, technical and leadership fields. The SkillsUSA Championships took place as part of the SkillsUSA 50th annual…
Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) Vice Chancellor Cliff Davis will serve as chair of Missouri Community College Association’s (MCCA) Presidents/Chancellors Council beginning July 1. Davis will lead the state-wide association and represent Missouri community colleges to key government officials. “I am honored to be chosen for this opportunity to serve as chair of the Presidents/Chancellors…
Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) will offer free citizenship classes at the OTC Springfield Campus July 14-31. The classes will run Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon in Graff Hall, room 220. OTC citizenship classes will cover general citizenship requirements and processes, U.S. government and history, and sample citizenship test and interview questions. OTC’s citizenship…
Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) parking lots will be open to the public to view Fireworks at the Field on Saturday, June 28. The region’s largest fireworks show at Hammons Field will begin at 9:45 p.m. OTC’s Norman K. Myers building will be open for restroom access. OTC’s new Starbucks kiosk, located in the Information…
Learning the ins and outs of class car restoration can be costly and time-consuming for beginners. But Stephen Biermann, dean of technical education at OTC, believes a new the new Classic Car Restoration workshop being offered this summer can offer those who have been thinking about fixing up some classic car a chance to learn…
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, received a $100,000 donation from the Lewis Family Foundation to endow the OTC Student Emergency Fund. The donation was announced on Thursday, June 19 at College of the Ozarks. David Lewis, a lifetime southwest Missouri resident, died in 2009 and gifted $1 million for…
Brice Clark may not look it, but he’s been in business almost half his life. Thanks to his class work and the A+ scholarship at OTC, he’s been able to become an even better business operator. Clark started his DJ music business Spark Sound & Entertainment when he was in the eighth grade and decided…
The $2,500 first-prize check couldn’t have come at a better time for OTC student Dylan Hall of Nixa. Hall was working two jobs and selling his plasma in order to make ends meet when he learned he had was the grand-prize winner in the Missouri Lottery’s “Tools 4 School: The A+ Giveaway” promotion. The random…
Current and prospective Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) students will receive help in preparing for the upcoming fall semester by attending RegFest – a one-stop registration event designed to help students plan and enroll in classes. OTC RegFest will be held at all five OTC campuses and centers: Springfield Campus: Tuesday, June 10 from 11…
Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) will host its inaugural Veterans Resource Fair on Friday, June 6 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the OTC Springfield Campus in the Jared Family Atrium. The fair will feature organizations and institutions that provide much-needed services to local veterans and their families. The event will also honor fallen…
By Stephen Arringdale Its a normal day for OTC student Amber Attaway. She carries the same hopes, desires and ambitions as her classmates to do well in her classes. There is one difference. Amber has been blind from birth and she is accompanied at the OTC Springfield campus with her service animal Macie, a quiet,…
Ozarks Technical Community College and WGU Missouri signed an articulation agreement today that allows OTC graduates and staff to smoothly transfer to WGU Missouri and receive discounted tuition at the nonprofit, online university. “This is an exciting collaboration that will help OTC graduates finish their bachelor’s degree,” said OTC Provost Steven Bishop. “Our institutions share…
When Wade Southwell had a chance to come from San Francisco to Springfield, he took it. When he had a chance to attend OTC, he took that, too. Now, with a chance to spend a year in South Africa, the OTC student will take advantage of that opportunity as well and head there this summer…
MEDIA ADVISORY OTC and WGU Missouri to sign articulation agreement on Tues., May 27 WHO: Ozarks Technical Community College and WGU Missouri, a nonprofit, online university. WHAT: Announcement of a new articulation agreement and benefits, including a tuition discount, for OTC students transferring to WGU Missouri. WHEN: 9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27. WHERE: OTC…
Laura French, former community partners coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Ozarks (BBBSO), has been named the Coordinator of Public Information for Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC). French will share OTC information and news with the general public by writing and distributing news releases and managing the college’s social media accounts. “We welcome…
Mark Haseltine, partner of Springer and Haseltine, has been selected as the new chair of the Board of Directors for the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College. Outgoing chair, Branson Mayor Raeanne Presley, served in the position during the 2013-2014 fiscal year. The transition was finalized at the May meeting of…
A record 742 Ozarks Technical Community College graduates participated in Thursday night’s commencement in JQH Arena on the Missouri State University Campus. OTC conferred more than 2,000 certificates and degrees to graduates this year, which includes students who have completed their course work from the summer 2013 semester through this spring. Attorney General Chris Koster…
Every graduate who walks in Thursday’s OTC Commencement at JQH Arena will have a story of accomplishment and self-fulfillment when they receive their degree or certificate. But few will eclipse Alex Heisterman’s pure joy when he receives his associate transfer degree. Listen for Alex’s name toward the end of the program. Alex is autistic. He…
The Associate of Science in Nursing program (ASN) at Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) will host its fifth-annual pinning ceremony for the 2014 graduating class on Wednesday, May 14 at 11 a.m. at the Gillioz Theatre in downtown Springfield. The ceremony will honor 40 ASN graduates and present a select few with awards including the…
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster will be the featured speaker at the OTC Commencement on Thursday, May 15 at 6 p.m. in JQH Arena on the Missouri State University Campus. “Attorney General Koster has been a supporter of public higher education throughout his career as an elected official,” said Dr. Hal Higdon, chancellor of Ozarks…
Kelly Peachey wanted to be a pediatrician since she was in grade school. Now, with the help of the new Innovation Campus – Health Professions Academy at Ozarks Technical Community College, the 17-year-old from Glendale High School has received a big boost toward achieving her goal. “The Academy has been very good preparation for working…
Nearly 400 students will receive their General Equivalency Diplomas (GED) or High School Equivalency (HSE) diploma from Ozarks Technical Community College at a ceremony on Tuesday, May 6 at 6 p.m. at the Gillioz Theatre in Springfield. It is a joyful program, said Ramona George, director of OTCs adult education and literacy, in describing the…