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
Group to offer programs, support to Native Americans at OTC, Drury
With fall classes beginning today, enrollment at Ozarks Technical Community College has increased once again. A total of 14,056 students are enrolled this fall, 9.4 percent higher than the fall of 2009. Enrollment is up by nearly 6 percent at the Springfield campus, with 9,371 students taking classes this fall. Online enrollment continues to grow…
More than 13,000 expected for fall semester.
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Center for Workforce Development will host a contractor networking opportunity on Tuesday, August 17, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The event will be held on the College’s Springfield campus, in room 211 of Lincoln Hall, 815 N. Sherman Avenue. Co-sponsored by Missouri Southern State University’s Heartland Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC)…
PTA instructor plans to return to country.
The College was second in the newspaper’s list of “30 Points of Change.”
A series of informational sessions will be held in the coming weeks to provide more information on the new doctoral program to be offered by Lindenwood University on the Ozarks Technical Community College campus. The program, a Doctorate in Instructional Leadership with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration, is the first doctorate with a focus…
Peterbilt of Springfield, Inc., has presented the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, with a gift of two diesel tractors, valued at $59,000, for the College’s Transport Training Institute. Additionally, Glenn Larson, owner of Peterbilt of Springfield, has pledged $100,000 to endow the Larson Family Scholarship, designed to assist students in…
His podcast work was recently noted in American Psychological Association’s national magazine.
The standard-setting organization for Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration education, HVAC Excellence, has granted Ozarks Technical Community College another six years of accreditation following a thorough program review. HVAC Excellence reviewed documentation submitted by the College, visited the Springfield campus, interviewed students, instructors, administrators, and members of the program’s Advisory Committee, which is composed…
Work to take place at Springfield, Lebanon and Hollister.
Ozarks Technical Community College has named Joan Barrett its new Associate Vice President for Student Affairs. Barrett had previously served the College as Dean of Students and Registrar. Barrett spent two and a half years in the position of Dean, following three years as the College’s Assistant Registrar. She has also served the College in…
Jan Robbins, Executive Director of GYN Cancer Alliance has been named the new president of the Board of Directors of the OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College. Outgoing president Jim Moore served in the position from 2009-2010. The Board of Directors has also chosen Neal Spencer, CEO of BKD, LLP, to…
Dr. Hal Higdon, president of Ozarks Technical Community College, has taken the position of Chair of the Presidents/Chancellors Council of the Missouri Community College Association (MCCA). The Council serves MCCA and its membership by representing community college interests in the state legislature and professional and governmental agencies, and by maintaining communication between the colleges. Dr.…
Students practice with realistic mannequins.
Three OTC students will receive $4,000 scholarships.
Students take gold, silver medals in competition.
Students, public invited to look over campus, centers.
One-night classes offered by OTC’s Community Enrichment Center.
The composting material eventually will be sold to the public,
OTC only college in southwest Missouri with accreditation.
FAFSA key to determining financial aid eligibity.
