Waynesville sees increase in spring enrollment
Enrollment up over that in the fall semester.
“Tartuffe’ translator to perform at Gillioz
Performer will also conduct workshops for theater students
Middle College to hold celebration and orientation for fall semester
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Middle College will hold a celebration event and orientation for its 38 incoming students and their families on Monday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m. The event will be held in room 100 of the Information Commons West on the Springfield campus, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway. The Middle College, developed in partnership…
New partnership forms between Ozarks Technical Community College and Missouri State University
The presidents of Ozarks Technical Community College and Missouri State University will meet Tuesday afternoon to officially sign an articulation agreement between the two institutions’ honors programs. Under the new agreement, students who have met the requirements for Ozarks Technical Community College’s Honors Program will be eligible for acceptance into the Honors College at Missouri…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s honor society brings home awards
Representatives from Ozarks Technical Community College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, recently returned from the organization’s 91st Annual International Convention with several awards in hand. The College’s chapter was recognized as a Top 25 Chapter overall, having earned the rank of 6th out of more than 1,200 chapters…
Ozarks Technical Community College to plant tree for Earth Day
The English as a Second Language class at Ozarks Technical Community College will hold a short tree-planting ceremony at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in honor of Earth Day. The ceremony will be held on the southwest side of the Springfield campus, near the corner of Chestnut Expressway and Sherman Avenue. Instructor Fran Giglio…
Ozarks Technical Community College to host sexual violence awareness programs on Denim Day
Ozarks Technical Community College will host programs featuring law enforcement, medical and counseling representatives on Thursday, April 23, as a part of the international Denim Day event, designed to educate and raise awareness about rape and sexual assault. The programs will take place at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. in room 100 of the Information…
Ozarks Technical Community College Welding students to hold Community Welding Day
Ozarks Technical Community College will host a Community Welding Day on Saturday, April 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Welding Lab, located on the north side of the Industry Transportation and Technology Center, near the corner of Central Street and National Avenue. Advanced welding students will repair household items brought in by…
Ozarks Technical Community College students and instructor receive state honors
Two students from Ozarks Technical Community College, Lena Culp and Denea Malone, along with Biology Instructor John Fishback, were honored at an event held last month in Jefferson City. Culp and Malone were chosen for the 2009 All-Missouri Academic Team, a program sponsored by the Missouri Community College Association and Phi Theta Kappa, the international…
Ozarks Technical Community College to host Open House
Ozarks Technical Community College will host an Open House on April 25 in the Information Commons Atrium at its Springfield campus, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway. The event is designed for members of the community to learn more about opportunities provided by the College. Information will also be provided on some of the many resources offered,…
OTC Associate of Science in Nursing program to hold first-ever pinning ceremony
The Associate of Science in Nursing program at Ozarks Technical Community College will hold a pinning ceremony for its 2009 graduates on Wednesday, May 13, at 6 p.m. This year’s event, which will be held at the Gillioz Theatre in downtown Springfield, marks the first-ever graduating class from the new program. The ASN program…
Moore elected president of OTC Foundation Board of Directors
Jim Moore, managing partner of American Products, LLC, has been named the new president of the OTC Foundation Board of Directors. The transition was made official during a meeting of the Board on Friday, May 1. Outgoing president Dr. Marshall Gordon served in the position from 2007-2009. The OTC Foundation works to coordinate regional resources…
First-ever win for Ozarks Technical Community College Automotive students
Two students from the automotive programs at Ozarks Technical Community College has won the annual Ford/AAA AutoSkills Contest, held recently in St. Louis. The students, Ellis Lutz from Central High School in Springfield and Tyler Jemes from Nixa High School, will now represent Missouri at the national competition in Detroit, Michigan, in June. This is…
Ozarks Technical Community College art students to participate in C-Street Jam
Students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s 3-Dimensional Design class will have an original sculptural installation on display at the Urban District Alliance’s C-Street Jam festival Saturday, May 9. The event will take place on Commercial Street in Springfield from 3 – 10 p.m. “It is my class’s goal to create a sculpture installation that utilizes…
Graduation ceremonies to honor 325 GED recipients
Ozarks Technical Community College will honor its GED graduates with two ceremonies on Sunday, May 31, at the Gillioz Theatre in downtown Springfield. The first ceremony will be held at 1 p.m., with the second following at 3:30 p.m. Attorney Rodney E. Loomer will be the keynote speaker. The two events will honor the 325…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Surgical Technology students win state competition
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 fourth year the College has participated in the competition, which consists of a written examination made up of questions taken from the Surgical Technologist Certification exam. …
Skills USA Students head to national competition
Nearly 100 students from Ozarks Technical Community College participated in the Skills USA state competition, held recently on the campus of Linn State Technical College in Linn, Missouri. Seventeen of those students took first place in their skills contest and will continue on to the national competition, to be held in Kansas City in June.…
Spence to speak at Ozarks Technical Community College commencement ceremony
Dr. Robert H. Spence, president of Evangel University and respected community leader, will present the commencement address at Ozarks Technical Community College’s annual ceremony, to be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, at JQH Arena on the Missouri State University campus. “We are honored to have Dr. Spence address our graduates this year,”…
Only Missouri community college to reach national competition brings home trophy
The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team from Ozarks Technical Community College earned the second runner-up trophy in its league at the SIFE National Exposition on Monday, May 11. OTC was the only community college in Missouri to advance to SIFE Nationals, held this year in Philadephia, PA. This is the third year in a…
Classes canceled at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Richwood Valley campus
Due to the loss of power from this morning’s storms, all classes at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Richwood Valley campus have been canceled for today, Friday, May 8. The Richwood Valley campus is located on Highway 14 between Ozark and Nixa. Students have been directed to contact their instructors with any questions regarding today’s missed…
Transport Training Institute students to compete in Driving Rodeo
Eight students from Ozarks Technical Community College’s Transport Training Institute will demonstrate their driving skills for their instructors, peers and families at a Driving Rodeo on Thursday, June 18, at 11:30 a.m. The competition will take place at the program’s facility at Price Cutter Park in Ozark. Held during the fourth week of each five-week…
National association names OTC program coordinator Physical Therapist Assistant Educator of the Year
The American Physical Therapy Association has awarded Ozarks Technical Community College’s Becky McKnight the 2009 F.A. Davis Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Educator of the Year. McKnight is coordinator of the College’s Physical Therapist Assistant program. The award was presented on June 11, 2009, at the Association’s annual conference, held this year in Baltimore, Maryland. The…
Summer classes begin with enrollment up 15.1% from 2008
With summer classes beginning today, enrollment at Ozarks Technical Community College has increased once again. A total of 4,007 students are enrolled this summer, 15.1% percent higher than the summer of 2008. The most significant growth is at the College’s Branson Education Center and at the Richwood Valley campus in Christian County, which are showing…
New dean of General Education named at Ozarks Technical Community College
Ozarks Technical Community College has named Dr. Reita K. Gorman as its new dean of General Education. Dr. Gorman had previously served as program coordinator for Communications, Education and Developmental Studies and project director for a Title III Teacher Education grant at Mid-South Community College in West Memphis, Arkansas. The former dean of General Education,…
OTC Respiratory Therapy instructor receives state service award
Doug Pursley, Respiratory Therapy Program Coordinator at Ozarks Technical Community College, has been honored with the Craig A. Ziegelbein Service award from the Missouri Society for Respiratory Care. The award, presented recently at the organization’s Annual Convention, is given to a respiratory therapist who exhibits exceptional leadership in the field of Respiratory Care in the…