Students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s Society for the Awareness of the Natural Environment (SANE) will be performing a waste audit on the College’s Café on Earth Day, Thursday, April 22. The audit will take place from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. just outside of the Café, on the north side of the Information Commons…
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a program featuring law enforcement, medical and counseling representatives on Thursday, April 22, as a part of the international Denim Day event, designed to educate and raise awareness about rape and sexual assault. The program will take place at 10 a.m. in room 100CD of the Information Commons West,…
Six students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s Turf and Landscape Management program recently traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, to compete against nearly 70 other colleges and universities at the 34th annual Student Career Days, an event sponsored by the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET). Several students brought home honors from what is informally known as the “Landscaping…
A team of students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s Surgical Technician program has taken first place at the Missouri Association of Surgical Technologists’ Annual Scrub Bowl. This is the third time in the last five years that the team has placed first in the competition, which consists of a written examination made up of questions…
Series of dates set for signing up.
Ozarks Technical Community College’s third annual spring production, “Arthur’s Stone, Merlin’s Fire: The Making of a King,” will be presented by the College’s Fine Arts Department at the historic Gillioz Theatre April 30 May 2. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The play is about…
Paul Sundy, local entrepreneur and Ozarks Technical Community College graduate, will present the commencement address at the College’s annual ceremony, to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 13, at JQH Arena on the Missouri State University campus. In addition to all graduates and their families, the public is invited to attend the ceremony.…
Second-year students in the Dental Hygiene program at Ozarks Technical Community College will visit the Dickerson Park Zoo on Wednesday, April 14, at 8:30 a.m., to provide dental treatment for two female maned wolves. “This opportunity is part of a yearly project in which the Dental Hygiene students choose a community service they would like…
Welding repairs to raise money for good cause.
Twenty years ago today, on the April election day of 1990, the voters of Springfield and thirteen surrounding public school districts approved the creation of Ozarks Technical Community College. A little more than a year later, in September 1991, with 1,198 college credit students, OTC opened its doors at Cox Medical Center North and…
Car to be started at Community Day.
The Students in Free Enterprise team from Ozarks Technical Community College placed first at SIFE USA Regional Competition, held this week in Dallas, Texas. This is the fifth Regional Championship for the College’s team. In addition, the team qualified as a Finalist in the Financial Literacy Topic Competition, which is sponsored by HSBC. This year’s…
Five faculty and staff make up the core team.
Exhibit on display through month at Gillioz.
Seven area leaders have joined the Board of Directors of the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College. Mr. Greg DeLong, Financial Advisor and Part Owner, Edward Jones; Mr. Kirk Elmquist, Partner, Morelock-Ross Companies; Mr. John Gentry, President and Chairman of the Board, Positronic Industries, Inc.; Ms. Nikki Holden, Director of Marketing…
New event will offer a variety of activities and services.
Classes held in FEMA storm shelter at Richwood Valley.
Five students and one instructor from Ozarks Technical Community College have earned top honors in Missouri’s annual Breaking Traditions Awards Competition, an event designed to honor students, faculty and staff, and employers involved with Breaking Traditions programs. The competition celebrates outstanding students who are actively enrolled in non-traditional programs for their gender, as well as…
Magazine will give creative outlet to students, staff
Meetings part of ‘Paying for College’ series
Students, faculty meeting at Borders bookstore.
Enrollment at Ozarks Technical Community College has risen once again, with 12,383 students enrolled for the spring 2010 semester, up 16.6 percent from last spring. The Springfield campus has grown by 11.5 percent, with 7,991 students taking classes this spring. Online enrollment continues to grow dramatically: the number of students taking the majority of their…
Staff, students helping those in need after earthquake.
A gift of two new facilities and surrounding property has been presented to the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, by Reuben and Mary Lou Casey of San Clemente, Calif., located between Los Angeles and San Diego. The property, valued at approximately $2,600,000, will be used to establish a new campus…
Flexible scheduling appeals to students.