With health care facilities across southwest Missouri in need of skilled nursing professionals, Ozarks Tech is breaking new ground to meet the demand. The college has announced the recently approved expansion of its Associate of Science in Nursing – Direct Entry (ASN-D) program, which will increase available seats in the program from 24 to 150,…
Ozarks Tech is partnering with Mercy Springfield for Win from Within, a program designed for those interested in health care to have one year of pre-requisite classes and two years of eligible education paid upfront. The goal of the Mercy program is to create a path for Mercy co-workers to receive training in health care…
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021, less than 14 percent of all registered nurses were men. While the percentage of men in nursing has grown over the decades, women still dominate the field. However, five of the seven graduates are men in the latest cohort of students graduating from Ozarks Technical Community…
