Ozarks Technical Community College
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Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) is southwest Missouri's primary hub for career-technical education and workforce development, widely recognized for standout programs in allied health, advanced manufacturing, computer science, and culinary arts. The college is distinguished by its state-of-the-art Robert W. Plaster Center for Advanced Manufacturing and seamless transfer pathways to regional four-year institutions, most notably Missouri State University. The campus culture is accessible, career-focused, and supportive, offering hands-on learning environments and flexible scheduling that cater to a diverse student body of recent high school graduates, dual-enrollment students, and adult career-changers.
Wikipedia:Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) is a public community college in Springfield, Missouri. It was established by Springfield and thirteen surrounding public school districts on April 3, 1990. It has six locations in southern Missouri. Students can earn a one-year certificate, two-year Associate of Applied Science degree (A.A.S.), Associate of Science (A.S) or Associate of Arts degree (A.A.). It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and had a fall 2021 enrollment of 10,506 students.
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