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Ozarks Technical Community College

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, MO · City · 8,165 students
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$6,936
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
32%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
38% typical
$36,455
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,141 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
76% typical · not scored
Accredited by Higher Learning Commission
About

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.

Location
Springfield, MO, 65802 · City campus
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Nearest airport from college
MCI · Kansas City
163 mi away
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Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$4,512$7,200
Books & supplies$800$800
Cost of attendance$13,188$15,876 est.
Average net price$6,936Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$7,200
In-state: $4,512
Books & supplies$800
Cost of attendance$15,876 est.
In-state: $13,188
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $6,936
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$6,217
$30–48k
$6,263
$48–75k
$7,766
$75–110k
$8,411
$110k+
$9,854
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
32%
Entered 2017–18
Back for yr 2
100%
Transferred
15%
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
33% graduated · 19% transferred · 2% still enrolled · 46% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$32,525
10 yrs after entry$36,455
Debt
Median at graduation$10,453
Monthly payment$111
Middle 50% owe$3.5k–$14.7k
90th percentile$26,500
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 42%Women 58%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell grant
38%
First-gen
47%
Family income
$21,939
Independent
51%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
44%
Race & ethnicity
White
79%
Hispanic
8%
Black
3%
Asian
2%
Two or more
6%
AI/AN
1%
Unknown
1%
Varsity sports
OTC competes only in Esports through NACE · EADA 2024-25
  • Other Sports
    Co-ed
Institutional
Resources
Endowment
$8M
Full-time faculty
29%
Faculty salary
$6,512/mo
Teaching spend
$5,324
per student
Federal loans
18%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high career & technical
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mixed part/full-time

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