Ozarks Technical Community College will offer an accelerated, four-week construction course this summer to meet the needs of the industry. Students pay nothing to take the class, and financial grants are available for living expenses. The class begins on Monday, June 7, and will meet from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday, on…
Ozarks Technical Community College’s Center for Workforce Development and general contractor, Branco Enterprises, Inc., have entered into a partnership to administer and provide instruction for Branco’s Carpentry Apprenticeship Program based in the Springfield, Missouri area. The apprenticeship program provides on-the-job experience and classroom instruction to select employees. “The job market is tighter than ever. We…
Construction is underway for Ozarks Technical Community College’s newest education center in Republic. Projected to open in August 2020, the 30,000-square-foot facility is being built by Rich Kramer Construction on a 7.69-acre property near the west side of the city. The land was donated to OTC in 2015 by the Bussey, Cox and Lipscomb families.…
OTC instructor Rene Wade is giving her structural design students a real-world look at the drafting and design process this semester. Each week, the group visits the construction site of the new MHC Diesel Technician Training Center at the OTC Springfield Campus. The field trip – just several hundred feet away from their classroom in…
Ozark Technical Community College officials and community members celebrated the grand opening of the OTC Table Rock Campus Technical Education Center today, August 13. The 10,500-square-foot building, located north of the Table Rock campus, will house classrooms and labs for the college’s HVAC and construction programs. The newly renovated center will open its doors to…
For OTC construction technology students, the words “sustainability” and “eco-friendly” are more than just buzzwords ─ they are construction industry standards. “We need to be smart about how we build,” said Jamie Reeder, a Career Center student at OTC. “We are consuming precious materials we can’t get back, and we need to use them wisely.” Reeder…
Steady enrollment growth at the OTC Richwood Valley Campus spurred a recent project to add more classroom and office space. The campus, which is currently at capacity in the morning and afternoon hours, will soon have five brand new classrooms and four offices in a surprising location – its Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Shelter.…
Dear students, we’re looking forward to having you back on campus for the start of the fall semester! As you return to campus the week of Aug. 22, please be aware that Central Street is no longer a through street. The City of Springfield’s Pythian/Central Corridor Improvement Project created a dead end on Central Street near…
The $2 million plan to build out the unfinished space at the OTC Table Rock Campus continues to take shape. The project, funded by the Branson tax levy and private gifts, will nearly double the campus’ student capacity. OTC officials hope to have the build out completed by October 2016. The fourth floor, which was…
Progress continues at the OTC Richwood Valley Campus in preparation for the start of classes Aug. 22 and beyond. The biggest project involves the transformation of the FEMA storm shelter into the home of five new classrooms, three two-person faculty offices, an adjunct faculty office area, and some workrooms. The work is expected to be finished…
In the summer of 2016, there will be several construction projects on and around the Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield Campus. All of these improvements will impact parking and traffic flow on the OTC Springfield Campus. As you head to campus for the first day of summer classes on June 6, please be aware that:…
In the summer of 2016, there will be several construction projects on and around the Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield Campus. All of these improvements will impact parking and traffic flow on the OTC Springfield Campus. OTC will resurface a parking lot, City Utilities is moving a water line, the City of Springfield is relocating…