Construction projects finished in time for fall semester
More projects on the horizon in Waynesville, Hollister.
Instructor uses Legos in classroom
Plastic parts uses to build programmable robots.
Community event to open new OTC Lebanon Center Thursday
A special open house event will be held Thursday, August 11, at the new OTC Lebanon Center, providing an opportunity for students and community members to discover what’s inside the new facility. The event will take place at the new center, located just south of Interstate 44 at 22360 Highway MM, from 9 a.m. until…
Ozarks Technical Community College and Mizzou announce online academic partnership
Ozarks Technical Community College and the University of Missouri in Columbia have finalized three new transfer agreements between OTC and Mizzou. A signing ceremony was held this morning at the OTC Springfield campus. The agreements are designed to provide a seamless transfer for qualified Ozarks Technical Community College students into online programs at Mizzou. Today’s…
Ozarks Technical Community College and Mizzou to announce academic agreements
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a signing ceremony on Friday, August 5, at 10 a.m., for three new transfer agreements between OTC and the University of Missouri in Columbia. The ceremony will be held in the Board of Trustees Room in the Information Commons, located at the OTC Springfield campus, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway.…
Agriculture degree added starting in fall
Change at OTC targets some A+ program students.
Culinary students still buzzing about cooking for Crow
Students were national Skills USA winners.
OTC hosts emergency technicians for simulation training
Emegency medical personnel train on simulation manikins.
OTC SkillsUSA students bring home 10 medals from national competition
Students representing the various technical programs of Ozarks Technical Community College brought home a total of 10 medals from the National SkillsUSA competition, held recently in Kansas City, Mo. OTC’s students brought home seven first-place medals, one second-place medal, and two third-place medals; an additional 15 students placed in the competition. This year’s event included…
OTC to host emergency medical training for Cox Hospitals
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a day of Grand Rounds, or simulated emergency situation training, for paramedics and emergency medical technicians from Cox Hospitals on Thursday, July 14, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the OTC Springfield campus, in Lincoln Hall Room 200. The emergency medical personnel will practice emergency response skills using…
Reading volunteers needed for literacy program
Volunteers needed for literacy program.
New motorcycle classes to begin at Springfield campus
Classes give riders chance to learn skills.
OTC parking lots open to the public for Fireworks at the Field on Saturday, July 2
Two of the parking lots at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Springfield Campus will be available to the community on Saturday, July 2, for viewing of the Fireworks at the Field event at Hammons Field. The open lots are Lot N, located at the corner of National Avenue and Chestnut Expressway, and Lot C, located at…
Open houses set for OTC education centers
Open houses set for the next two months.
Demolition underway at future home of OTC’s Table Rock Campus
Demolition has begun at the site of the former Crockey’s restaurant in Hollister, located on Highway 165, to prepare the property for construction of Ozarks Technical Community College’s new Table Rock Campus. Demolition is expected to take approximately two weeks, and construction will begin later this year. The campus will open its doors to students…
OTC Foundation receives $15,000 from BKD Foundation for building expansion
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, has received a gift of $15,000 from the BKD Foundation, the charitable division of Springfield-based BKD, L.L.P. The funds will be used for the expansion of the Information Commons West on the College’s Springfield campus, and one of the new classrooms in the addition…
Official summer enrollment nearly 5,000 at Ozarks Technical Community College
The official federal census numbers are in for the summer 2011 semester, and the Ozarks Technical Community College system has grown once again. A total of 4,730 students enrolled this summer, up 8.6 percent from the summer of 2010. “More and more students are taking advantage of the summer semester, using every opportunity to move…
Ozarks Technical Community College to become system
Effective July 1, Ozarks Technical Community College will become the Ozarks Technical Community College system, a reorganization that will include changes in leadership positions and in the names of the system’s various locations. OTC is the third largest community college in the state of Missouri, and was recently named one of the top 120 community…
OTC’s dental hybrid program prepared for online
Program rolls out January 2012.
OTC Center for Workforce Development to host Small Business Subcontractor Networking Event
Ozarks Technical Community College, Missouri Southern State University’s Heartland Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC), and Mortenson Construction will hold a contractor networking event designed to inform the small business community of opportunities for upcoming work at Fort Leonard Wood. The event will be held on Thursday, June 23, 3-5 p.m., at Ozarks Technical Community College, 1001 East…
OTC music student thrives without piano
Student practices at OTC piano laboratory
Summer classes begin with nearly 5,000 students, up 8.8 percent
With summer classes beginning today, enrollment at Ozarks Technical Community College has increased once again. A total of 4,900 students are enrolled this summer, 8.8 percent higher than the summer of 2010. “Our summer enrollment has seen incredible growth in recent years,” explained Dr. Hal Higdon, president of Ozarks Technical Community College. “Students from other…
Hybrid CNA course offers students new option
Most of the course will be taught online.
OTC relief effort brings out best in Ozarks
College collects tens of thousands of dollars and tons of goods.
OTC makes rapid response to tornado tragedy; donations pass $71,000 (Update)
When a major tornado disaster tore through Joplin, Mo. on Sunday, May 22, Ozarks Technical Community College responded with the speed, flexibility and organization that is a community college’s forte. Click the link above to read more about the work.