Students representing the technical programs of Ozarks Technical Community College brought home 65 medals from the SkillsUSA state competition, held April 4-5 on the campus of State Technical College of Missouri in Linn. Nearly 100 OTC students participated the event, where thousands of technical education students from across the state competed in a variety of categories including graphic communications, culinary arts, television production, computer programming and welding fabrication.
SkillsUSA is a national organization that serves teachers and high school and college students who are preparing for careers in technical, skilled and service occupations, including health occupations.
The secondary and post-secondary winners from the statewide competition are listed below. The first-place winners are eligible to advance to the SkillsUSA national competition, which will be held in June in Louisville, Kentucky. Those students are also eligible to receive a $1,000 scholarship provided by the college, which is renewable for up to four semesters.
| Name | Division | Contest | Place |
| Haylee Ball | Post-Secondary | Television Production Tech. Info. | 1st |
| Dylan Buehler | Post-Secondary | Computer Programming | 1st |
| Anne Carroll | Post-Secondary | Architectural Drafting | 1st |
| Sarah Cornell | Post-Secondary | Audio/Radio Production | 1st |
| Noah Davidson | Post-Secondary | Broadcast News Production | 1st |
| Jason Dollarhite | Post-Secondary | Carpentry Tech. Info. | 1st |
| Chase Elliott | Post-Secondary | Digital Cinema Production | 1st |
| Adam Fields | Post-Secondary | Automotive Service Technology | 1st |
| Thomas France | Post-Secondary | Broadcast News Production | 1st |
| Cody Friend | Post-Secondary | Audio/Radio Production | 1st |
| Devin Gieselman | Post-Secondary | Automotive Refinishing Technology | 1st |
| Carissa Hurt | Post-Secondary | Web Design | 1st |
| Kylea James | Post-Secondary | Broadcast News Production | 1st |
| Mehala Keller | Post-Secondary | Prepared Speech | 1st |
| Ryan Mackey | Post-Secondary | Web Design | 1st |
| Abby Mitchell | Post-Secondary | Advertising Design | 1st |
| Mikayla Preston | Post-Secondary | Architecture: Drafting Tech Info | 1st |
| Travis Richardson | Post-Secondary | Technical Drafting | 1st |
| Hank Ryan | Post-Secondary | Welding | 1st |
| Robert “Bo” Shore | Post-Secondary | Digital Cinema Production | 1st |
| Sevanna Trujillo | Post-Secondary | Commercial Baking | 1st |
| Dana Van Wolput | Post-Secondary | Restaurant Service | 1st |
| Clint Weems | Post-Secondary | Intro to Drafting Tech. Info. | 1st |
| Deacon Williams | Post-Secondary | Broadcast News Production | 1st |
| Todd Neal | Secondary | Welding Technical Information | 1st |
| Ethan Russell | Secondary | Television Production Tech. Info. | 1st |
| Mikayla Storr | Secondary | Architecture: Drafting Tech Info | 1st |
| Haylee Ball | Post-Secondary | Television (Video) Production | 2nd |
| Luke Bradshaw | Post-Secondary | Television (Video) Production | 2nd |
| Jason Dollarhite | Post-Secondary | Carpentry | 2nd |
| James Horton | Post-Secondary | Computer Programming | 2nd |
| Kylea James | Post-Secondary | Television Production Tech. Info. | 2nd |
| William Rhodes | Post-Secondary | Architectural Drafting | 2nd |
| William Rhodes | Post-Secondary | Architecture: Drafting Tech Info | 2nd |
| Hank Ryan | Post-Secondary | Welding Technical Information | 2nd |
| Wesley Smith | Post-Secondary | Advertising Design | 2nd |
| Gretchen Wright | Post-Secondary | Commercial Baking | 2nd |
| Joseph Brosam | Secondary | Web Design | 2nd |
| Jeremy Crow | Secondary | HVACR | 2nd |
| Isaac Hoffman | Secondary | Web Design | 2nd |
| Blake Kyle | Secondary | Automotive Service Technology | 2nd |
| Jeremy Long | Secondary | Broadcast News Production | 2nd |
| Victoria Lopez-Juarez | Secondary | Broadcast News Production | 2nd |
| Todd Neal | Secondary | Welding | 2nd |
| Ethan Scott | Secondary | Broadcast News Production | 2nd |
| Hannah White | Secondary | Broadcast News Production | 2nd |
| Abel Cojocaru | Post-Secondary | Collision Repair Technology | 3rd |
| Adam Fields | Post-Secondary | Auto Service Tech. Info. | 3rd |
| Kyler Gray | Post-Secondary | Automotive Service Technology | 3rd |
| Ronald Groves | Post-Secondary | Welding Technical Information | 3rd |
| Hayden Major | Post-Secondary | Automated Manufacturing Technology | 3rd |
| Joseph Murphy | Post-Secondary | Information Technology Services | 3rd |
| Joseph Murphy | Post-Secondary | Computer Networking Tech. Info. | 3rd |
| Jesse Nash | Post-Secondary | Automated Manufacturing Technology | 3rd |
| Charles Oney | Post-Secondary | Intro to Drafting Tech. Info. | 3rd |
| Michael Pettit | Post-Secondary | Automotive Refinishing Technology | 3rd |
| Travis Richardson | Post-Secondary | Architecture: Drafting Tech Info | 3rd |
| Connor Riland | Post-Secondary | Automated Manufacturing Technology | 3rd |
| Joe Sutton | Post-Secondary | HVACR | 3rd |
| Jane Tallman | Post-Secondary | Welding Technical Information | 3rd |
| Lillian Cunningham | Secondary | Customer Service | 3rd |
| Kaleb Harris | Secondary | Collision Repair Technology | 3rd |
| Destiny Martin | Secondary | Television (Video) Production | 3rd |
| Aaron Neal | Secondary | CNC Technician | 3rd |
| Ethan Russell | Secondary | Television (Video) Production | 3rd |