Ozarks Technical Community College is seeking comments from the public in preparation for its periodic ten-year accreditation renewal evaluation by its regional accrediting agency, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. OTC has been continuously accredited by the Commission since 1996. The College will undergo a comprehensive site visit…
Springfield business icon Carol Jones has presented the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, with two gifts totaling $500,000. The first $250,000 of the donation will fund scholarships for disadvantaged women, and the second $250,000 will be used to support the newly named Carol Jones Writing Center. The writing center is…
Crate to transport felines across country.
Students learn by meeting with experts in field.
Ozarks Technical Community College Transportation Department Chair and Collision Repair Technology Instructor Kerry Wrinkle was honored recently with a 2010 Senior Faculty Service Award from the Missouri Community College Association. Wrinkle, whose award was presented at the Association’s annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri, joined OTC just before its very first fall semester, in August…
Missouri’s Interim Commissioner of Higher Education, Dr. David Russell, visited the Springfield campus of Ozarks Technical Community College on Tuesday, November 9. Dr. Russell toured the College’s facilities and met with various members of the administration to discuss the role of community colleges in Missouri’s Higher Education system. “We were pleased to have this opportunity…
Enrollment staggered by number of credit hours a student has.
Ozarks Technical Community College has been certified as an approved continuing education provider for its professional development Supervision and Leadership online program. The Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI), an internationally recognized leader in HR certification, made the certification. HRCI is a partner of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). The certificate is offered online…
Digital x-rays saving money for program
Approximately 60 students from Logan-Rogersville public schools will visit the campus of Ozarks Technical Community College on Tuesday, October 26, to receive free dental work as part of the College’s Fall Sealant Day. The dental work will take place from 8 a.m. to noon and again from 1-4 p.m. in the College’s dental labs, located…
Last spring, nearly half of OTC graduates went on to a four-year school.
OTC only Missouri college to offer degree.
College of the Ozarks (C of O) and Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) are partnering to make the transition from the completion of an OTC Associate of Arts degree to a Bachelor of Arts for transfer students pursuing agriculture studies more efficient. The institutions entered a formal articulation agreement that designates certain credits earned at…
Booklet to be distributed throughout the state.
SPRINGFIELD, MO. —The Board of Trustees of Ozarks Technical Community College has approved the purchase of two properties for a future campus in Hollister. The properties are located on Highway 165, which includes the former Crockey’s restaurant and an adjacent parcel of land, both of which face Highway 65. “We value the support and interest…
Students will present the staged reading.
The comprehensive accreditation site visit will be Feb. 7-9, 2011.
Ozarks Technical Community College will hold an Open House at its new Lebanon Education Center on Friday, October 1, at 10 a.m. The event will begin with recognition of guests of honor Reuben and Mary Lou Casey, the San Clemente, Calif., couple who donated the new facilities to the College. The center is located off…
The official federal census numbers are in for the fall 2010 semester, and the Ozarks Technical Community College system has grown once again. A total of 13,907 students enrolled this fall, up 7.9 percent from the fall of 2009. OTC, which was named one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the nation earlier this year,…
Classes now offered at 5 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Ozarks Technical Community College has named Nabholz Construction as the contractor for work to be done at the College’s new facilities in Lebanon. The construction firm will provide work on the parking area as well as infill of the $2.6 million buildings, donated by Reuben and Mary Lou Casey of San Clemente, Calif., in December…
Ozarks Technical Community College has chosen the winners of its 19th annual Excellence in Education Awards, the highest and most prestigious awards that the college confers. Each winner is presented with a plaque and a monetary award, made possible every year by a donation from the Turner Family Foundation. The award recipients are determined by…
A new state-of the-art composter will be constructed on Ozarks Technical Community College’s (OTC) Springfield campus thanks to a $10,000 donation from the Walton Family Foundation to the Campus Green Initiatives program. The gift was announced and presented by Mike Daw, president of Arvest Bank, Springfield, on behalf of the foundation. The funds will help…
New name helps in marking group to region
Exhibitions will include faculty, student presentations