Ozarks Technical Community College will offer a new opportunity for students at the OTC Richwood Valley Campus beginning in the fall of 2012: hybrid courses, a combination of online and traditional classroom learning. Hybrid courses are typically divided into 50% classroom work and 50% online interaction. Students taking hybrid classes at OTC Richwood Valley will…
Ozarks Technical Community College will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, April 5, at 12 p.m. at the site of the new OTC Waynesville Center, 600 GW Lane Street in Waynesville. Parking will be available next to the groundbreaking site at the Waynesville VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. The public is invited to attend. “The growing…
Playwright students had their plays read.
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Center for Workforce Development will hold a panel discussion on Crisis and Disaster Preparedness for Your Business on Thursday, March 29, from 3-5 p.m. The seminar, which is co-sponsored by the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce, will be held at the Chamber’s headquarters, 202 S. John Q. Hammons Parkway. Attendees will…
Former business owner hopes to go into public service.
Group advances to international competition.
Battlefield fire chief teaching fire science at OTC.
After suffering disease, he became a CNA.
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, has received a gift of $21,000 from Tony Stubblefield, vice president and managing partner of Reliable Superstore, to be used for scholarships for students in the College’s Automotive programs. “We are grateful for the generosity of Tony Stubblefield and Reliable Superstore, and for their…
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, has officially concluded its first-ever Major Gifts Capital Campaign, which raised a total of $14,409,713 in private giving for scholarships, student support programs, the Center for Health Education and the Center for Workforce Development. A Victory Celebration was held Friday, February 24, in the…
Melissa and David Lyday know that someday soon the education they received at Ozarks Technical Community College and elsewhere will be put to use in Ecuador. The recently wedded couple from Bolivar will be leaving soon to establish a medical clinic in the country’s capital city of Quito to offer aid and assistance to the…
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, has officially concluded its first-ever Major Gifts Capital Campaign, which raised funds for scholarships, student support programs, the Center for Health Education and the Center for Workforce Development. The grand total raised during the campaign will be announced during the Victory Celebration Friday, February…
Brett Ellis got his first taste of computer programming and animation while attending Ozarks Technical Community College in 2000. Today, Ellis has taken what he learned at the College and become a top special effects artist for a visual effects studio, Digital Domain, in Los Angeles. The Hartville native has worked on such movies as…
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…
Jack and Peter Herschend, co-founders and co-owners of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation (formerly Silver Dollar City, Inc.), will be the recipients of Ozarks Technical Community College’s 2012 Excellence in Business Award, to be presented Friday, March 9. The award ceremony will be held from 8-9:15 a.m. at the Hickory Hills Country Club in Springfield. The…
Founding member of the Ozarks Technical Community College Board of Trustees Don Wessel has passed away at the age of 86. Wessel served on the Board of Trustees from 1990 until his retirement in 2008, and was President of the Board from 1992 to 1994. He was named a Trustee Emeritus upon his retirement. “Mr.…
Art pieces belonged to staff member’s relative.
It’s the first time the Guard has used OTC’s facilities
In honor of National Career and Technical Education Month, the City of Springfield will present Ozarks Technical Community College with an official proclamation recognizing the College for its leadership in providing valuable career and technical education for the citizens of Springfield and the surrounding communities. Mayor Pro Tem Bob Stephens will present the proclamation on…
Willard graduate wants to work with plants.
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, has received a gift of a 1979 Hendricks Hammerly pumper and fire engine from Jon’s Mid-America Fire Apparatus and its president, Jim Keltner. The fire engine will be used in training students in the Fire Science Technology program at OTC. A dedication event will…
Couple plans to continue education in other fields.
With spring classes beginning today, enrollment at Ozarks Technical Community College has increased once again. The total enrollment across the College’s six locations has increased by 7.0 percent from the spring of 2011. “Even as enrollment continues to increase year after year, our state financial support continues to erode,” explained Dr. Hal Higdon, chancellor of…
Solo at concert entertained crowd.
Graduate is now a physical therapy assistant.