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.
Ozarks Technical Community College will hold a press conference to announce the largest gift in the history of the institution on Thursday, February 4, at 9 a.m. The event will be held in the Information Commons Atrium at the College’s Springfield campus, 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway. The multimillion-dollar gift has been presented to the OTC…
This semester, there are 800 students enrolled in the program.
The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of Ozarks Technical Community College, has received pledges toward two of the College’s Student Support programs. Neal and Julie Spencer made a five-year pledge to both the Middle College and Read Right programs at Ozarks Technical Community College. Mr. Spencer is the CEO of BKD, LLP, and is a…
Play is about young King Arthur.
An exploration day for area high school students interested in programs considered non-traditional based on gender will be held at Ozarks Technical Community College’s Springfield campus on Thursday, February 25. The all-day event is hosted by the College’s Breaking Traditions program and the Missouri Center for Career Education (MCCE). Beginning at 9 a.m., the students…
Four new scholarships have been created at Ozarks Technical Community College thanks to gifts from four area business leaders. The OTC Foundation, the fundraising arm of the College, has established the following scholarships from the endowment gifts: Judy Breeding has endowed the “Judy Breeding Scholarship” for female accounting students. Ms. Breeding is the CEO of…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Center for Workforce Development, the Ozarks Center for Sustainable Solutions (OCSS) at Drury University and the Southwest Area Manufacturers Association (SAMA) are teaming up to provide a seminar on identifying cost saving opportunities. The free seminar will be held Tuesday, January 12, from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. at the Center for…
