OTC choir program expanding in the fall
New ensemble choir to be created.
OTC receives $15,000 grant from Musgrave Foundation
The Springfield-based Musgrave Foundation has presented the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, with a grant for $15,000. OTC will use the funds for scholarships for students in the College’s Allied Health programs. The grant was presented during a press conference held by the Musgrave Foundation at OTC to announce the…
OTC to receive $500,000 for OTC Lebanon Center through USDA Loan Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced 28 recipients for loans and grants through its Rural Development programs, and Ozarks Technical Community College will be the ultimate recipient of $500,000 for expansion at the OTC Lebanon Center. The funds will be presented to the Laclede Electric Cooperative, the organization that applied for the loan, and…
OTC to host Musgrave Foundation announcement of 35 grants
The Springfield-based Musgrave Foundation will hold a press conference to announce the recipients of 35 grants totaling nearly $200,000. The event will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 27, in the Jared Family Atrium at the Springfield campus of Ozarks Technical Community College, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway. Formed by Jeannette L. Musgrave in…
Student completing dream of two degrees
Chelsea Joy hasn’t used the phrase “free time” much over the past three years while at OTC. That’s because Joy has had very little time for any else but taking classes, volunteering and working. Since coming to OTC when she was a junior at Parkview High School through the college’s Career Center, Joy has taken…
OTC’s next Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs prepares for new role
Bishop reflects on career so far
Missouri State Rep. Melissa Leach presents resolution recognizing Dr. Shirley Lawler
Missouri State Rep. Melissa Leach visited Ozarks Technical Community College on Tuesday, June 12, to present a resolution in honor of Dr. Shirley Lawler, OTC’s provost/vice chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs. Dr. Lawler is retiring this summer after 15 years with the College. Prior to her current position, Dr. Lawler served OTC in a…
MSU, OTC sign articulation agreements for two degree programs
Missouri State University and Ozarks Technical Community College have signed two articulation agreements providing a seamless pathway for OTC students to transfer their Associate of Arts and Associate of Applied Science degrees to complete a bachelor’s degree entirely online with MSU. Specifically, a Bachelor of Applied Science in technology management can be completed online for…
OTC Table Rock Campus total project cost approved
While classes continue at the OTC Branson Center, progress continues at the future home of the OTC Table Rock Campus. During its June meeting, the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees approved the project cost of $9,403,456.75. The cost includes site construction, building construction, OTC furnished equipment and supplies, information technology, permits, testing services…
Public invited to Open House event at OTC Richwood Valley Campus
Ozarks Technical Community College will host an Open House event at the OTC Richwood Valley Campus on Saturday, June 16, from 9 a.m. to noon. The event is designed for members of the community to learn more about opportunities provided by OTC in Christian County. The OTC Richwood Valley Campus is located on Highway 14…
MSU, OTC to sign articulation agreements for two degree programs
Missouri State University and Ozarks Technical Community College will sign two articulation agreements for OTC students to transfer their Associate of Arts and Associate of Applied Science degrees toward completion of a bachelor’s degree entirely online with MSU. OTC Chancellor Dr. Hal Higdon and MSU Interim President Clif Smart will sign the agreements Tuesday, June…
OTC SkillsUSA finalist strives to be the best
OTC student is from the Ukraine
OTC reaches out to military, veterans and families for first-ever Military Open House
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a Military Open House event at the OTC Waynesville Center on Saturday, June 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is designed for veterans, active members of the military, and their families to learn more about opportunities provided by OTC in their area. The OTC Waynesville Center…
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
MSU to offer evening business program tailored for OTC students
Missouri State University’s College of Business Administration (COBA) will offer a new two-year, two-night-per-week evening general business program designed especially for Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) students. The program will begin in fall 2012. Seats in required business courses will be reserved for OTC transfer students until one month prior to the semester to ensure…
Dr. Russell urges OTC graduates to make their vision happen
Dr. David Russell, Missouri’s commissioner of higher education, told this year’s Ozarks Technical Community College graduates Thursday night to “to commit to a vision of your future and make it happen.” More than 1,000 graduates were eligible to receive degrees or certificates they earned during the current school year. More than 600 graduates took part…
Dr. Lawler retiring from career at OTC
Dr. Lawler came to OTC 15 1/2 years ago
OTC commencement to feature Mo. Commissioner of Higher Education and Honor Society President
Dr. David R. Russell, Missouri’s Commissioner of Higher Education, will present the commencement address at Ozarks Technical Community College’s annual ceremony, to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 17, at JQH Arena on the Missouri State University campus. In addition to all graduates and their families, the public is invited to attend the…
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.…
OTC, MSSU sign academic memo of understanding
Graduates and alumni of Ozarks Technical Community College can now transfer seamlessly to Missouri Southern State University to continue their education. MSSU President Dr. Bruce Speck and Dr. Shirley Lawler, vice chancellor for academic and student affairs representing OTC Chancellor Dr. Hal Higdon, signed a memorandum of understanding Wednesday that allows OTC students and alumni…
Mayor Raeanne Presley and Steve Presley donate $15,000 to OTC Table Rock Campus
Branson mayor and husband make large donation.