Ozarks Technical Community College

10/16/2026

🤝Making connections is a key step toward a rewarding career.

Today, Ozarks Tech students networked with local employers at the Missouri Association of Manufacturers Career Fair at the Plaster Manufacturing Center.

The event was also open to the public, giving job seekers from across the community the chance to explore careers in Missouri’s growing manufacturing industry, including opportunities in machining, welding and advanced manufacturing.

10/16/2026

POV: You’re securing the bag and the weld👨‍🏭

Our students are out here mastering the craft in the Paul Mueller Company Welding Lab, where real hands-on work happens. If you’re looking for something other than a desk job, this might be it.

See how you can join the crew at Ozarks Tech.

10/16/2026

10/16/2026

🎃Get ready for a hauntingly good time at The U next Friday! 

👻Break out your favorite Classic Halloween costume for Fall Ball. Show off your spooky style as a witch, vampire, ghost, monster, or another Halloween icon in the costume contest.
 
🕺You’ll also enjoy a night of dancing with a live DJ, themed mocktails, Halloween activities and free food. Students are welcome to bring a guest.

💙Friday, Oct. 23 | 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. | The U third floor

10/15/2026

1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣+ local high schoolers got a look at what college could be like today at Explore Ozarks Tech.

Sophomores from more than 25 area schools visited our Springfield campus to explore hands-on programs in automotive technology, electronic media, agriculture, health care, and more.

Through our Career Center and Middle College programs, students can jump-start their careers as early as junior year, gaining real-world experience while still in high school.

Find out if your high school participates: https://ozarkstech.edu/programs/highschool/

10/15/2026

💙Behind every scholarship is a student working toward something bigger.

At last night’s annual Ozarks Tech Foundation Scholarship Reception, students shared firsthand how donor support is helping them stay in school and build stronger futures for themselves and their families.

The reception brings donors and scholarship recipients together to meet each other and celebrate student success.

Thank you to our generous donors for believing in our students.

10/15/2026

🦅Ozarks Tech students took a big step toward their futures at today’s Transfer Fair, where 20+ universities came to campus to meet with students and help them plan their path to a bachelor’s degree.

Explore transfer resources: https://ozarkstech.edu/student-life/after-otc-transfer-careers/transfer-to-a-university/

10/13/2026

🌸Ozarks Tech Agriculture Plant Science students are getting hands-on experience by growing these fall favorites themselves, putting their classroom skills to work from planting to sale.

The final mum sale of the season is October 20 at 9 a.m. at Richwood Valley campus. Stop by, take home some fall color and support the students behind the blooms!