Mike Mize’s love of cars and trucks runs in the family. His father worked as a trucker and his grandfather was a fleet technician. A self-professed “shade-tree mechanic,” Mike spent much of his childhood fixing vehicles with his grandfather on the front lawn. Today, Mike is a student in OTC’s Diesel Technology Program. The aspiring…
OTC officials and industry partners celebrated the grand opening of the MHC Diesel Technician Training Center today, Jan. 28 at the OTC Springfield Campus. The capital project was made possible through a $1 million matching grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The additional $1 million was raised primarily through…
Ozarks Technical Community College celebrated the groundbreaking of the MHC Diesel Technician Training Center today, May 14 at the OTC Springfield Campus. The expansion was made possible through a $1 million grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, and $1 million in matching funds primarily raised from private donations, including…
Ozarks Technical Community College will name its diesel technician training center expansion after Murphy-Hoffman Company (MHC), a lead supporter of the capital project. The expansion, which will add four new truck bays and classrooms with learning labs, is expected to increase the college’s Diesel Technology enrollment capacity by 45 percent. “Partnering with an organization that…