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.
OTC to recognize Jared family with naming ceremony
Ozarks Technical Community College will hold a ceremony on Friday, May 4, to recognize Jerry and Linda Jared and family with the naming of the Jared Family Atrium. The event will begin at 2 p.m. in the Jared Family Atrium, located in the Information Commons at the OTC Springfield Campus. Mr. Jared is the Chairman…
OTC Kids’ College summer program to include wide variety of educational options
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Kids’ College summer classes are enrolling now! This year’s schedule includes plenty of unique options designed to develop new interests, teach meaningful skills and excite students about learning. This year’s summer opportunities include “Mad Science Mondays” workshops throughout July, preschool classes designed for ages 3-5, Sign Language for families, a babysitting…
Student-built electric car to be unveiled during third annual Community Day
An electric car built by the Ozarks Technical Community College Automotive and Industrial Maintenance departments, will be unveiled at the third annual Community Day event, to be held Saturday, April 28, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the OTC Springfield Campus. Highlights of this year’s Community Day will include the annual car and motorcycle…
OTC SIFE team places first in regional competition
The Students in Free Enterprise team from Ozarks Technical Community College placed first at SIFE USA Regional Competition, held last week in Chicago, Ill. This is the seventh Regional Championship for the College’s team. In addition, the team was recognized as a 4.0 Team, a designation given for high quality projects and team operations, and…
OTC names new Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Ozarks Technical Community College has selected Dr. Steven Bishop as its new Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, pending approval at the May meeting of the College’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Bishop, who currently serves as the College’s dean of Allied Health and interim dean of General Education, will assume the new position on…
OTC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa honor society brings home seven international awards
Representatives from Ozarks Technical Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year college students, have returned from the organization’s 94th international convention with seven awards in hand. Held this year in Nashville, Tenn., the annual convention draws delegates from nearly 1,300 Phi Theta Kappa chapters each year, and is attended…
OTC Fine Arts department to present Neil Simon play
Neil Simon’s Tony award-winning comedy “The Good Doctor” comes to life on the stage of the historic Gillioz Theatre in Ozarks Technical Community College’s fifth annual spring production. The play will be presented April 27-29, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. Set in Russia in the…
OTC chancellor to receive international Award of Distinction
Dr. Hal Higdon, chancellor of Ozarks Technical Community College, has been chosen to receive the Shirley B. Gordon Award of Distinction from Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year college students. Out of more than 1,200 Phi Theta Kappa chapters, only 10 presidents or chancellors are chosen for this award each year. The…
Instructors look forward to Community Day
Both instructors contributed to the event’s beginnings.
Middle College instructor honored for reading program
Students read five books a semester.
OTC breaks ground for new Center in Waynesville
Ozarks Technical Community College will soon begin construction at the site of the new OTC Waynesville Center, located at 600 GW Lane Street in Waynesville. An official groundbreaking ceremony was held today, April 5, bringing a crowd of community supporters to the site, which is visible from Interstate 44 alongside the Waynesville Career Center and…
iPhone photography to be featured at OTC Fine Arts Gallery
The “iPhoneography” of photographer Elise Ellis will be in the spotlight this month at the OTC Fine Arts Gallery, located on the third floor of the historic Gillioz Theatre complex in downtown Springfield. The gallery will hold an opening reception during First Friday ArtWalk on Friday, April 6, from 6-10 p.m. “About two years…
Venezuelan brothers make most of time at OTC
Brothers want to become engineers.
OTC Richwood Valley to offer new hybrid courses
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…