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.
OTC collecting donations until 5 p.m. Thursday for Joplin tornado recovery effort
Ozarks Technical Community College, in partnership with Journal Broadcast Group, is accepting donations from the community to help with the tornado recovery effort in Joplin, Mo., until 5 p.m. today, Thursday, May 26. Donations of money, non-perishable food, water, household supplies, and more can be brought to the parking lot at the corner of National…
Richwood Valley campus FEMA shelter open during Tornado Watches
As a reminder, when a Tornado Watch or Warning is in effect, the FEMA shelter at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Richwood Valley campus is open to the public. The Richwood Valley campus is located in Christian County, on Highway 14 between Ozark and Nixa. It is recommended that individuals and families that come to the…
First truckload of donations to leave OTC for Joplin
The first truck loaded with donated water, food, and other new items will leave the Springfield campus of Ozarks Technical Community College for Joplin at 11 a.m. today, Tuesday, May 24. The truck will leave from the corner of National Avenue and Chestnut Expressway, where the College is still taking donations. The donated items will…
OTC collecting donations for Joplin tornado recovery effort
Ozarks Technical Community College is accepting donations from the community to help with the tornado recovery effort in Joplin, Mo. Donations can be brought to the parking lot at the corner of National Avenue and Chestnut Expressway on the College’s Springfield campus, where they will be loaded directly into two tractor-trailers from the College’s Transport…
OTC turns to summer semester registration
Increase in tour requests is indicator of increased interest.
Middle College graduation set for Sunday
The second annual Middle College graduation will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the Gillioz Theater in downtown Springfield with a total of 31 seniors receiving their diplomas. “As we graduate our second class of 31 seniors, and we look at the impact it has made on their individual lives, I marvel…
Gov. Nixon will highlight OTC commencement
History will be made at this year’s ceremony