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Ozarks Technical Community College is a public institution situated in Springfield, Missouri. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

637 Undergraduate Degrees

Where Is Ozarks Technical Community College?

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Contact details for OTC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1001 E. Chestnut Expressway, Springfield, MO 65802
Phone: 417-447-7500
Website: www.otc.edu

How Do I Get Into OTC?

You can apply to OTC online at: https://www.otc.edu/FORMS/students/application.php

Since Ozarks Technical Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Ozarks Technical Community College?

57% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At OTC, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $1,294 a year. That adds up to $5,176 over four years for those students.

Ozarks Technical Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

4,901 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,506 undergraduate students at OTC, with 4,901 being full-time and 5,605 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 4,901 full-time undergraduates at OTC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Ozarks Technical Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 78
Black or African American 127
Hispanic or Latino 318
White 4,014
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 364

Over 23 countries are represented at OTC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at Ozarks Technical Community College

2,632 Took All Classes Online
5,289 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 5,289 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at OTC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 23rd most popular in Missouri for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of OTC majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 14%

Ozarks Technical Community College Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 62 219 281
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 0 76 76
Registered Nursing 56 0 56
Dental Assisting/Assistant 40 1 41
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder 0 26 26
Surgical Technology 21 0 21
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 21 0 21
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 12 7 19
Behavioral Aspects of Health 12 7 19
Physical Therapy Assistant 16 0 16
Respiratory Care Therapy 16 0 16
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 16 0 16
Occupational Therapist Assistant 13 0 13
Laboratory Technician 8 0 8
Hearing Instrument Specialist 4 2 6
Pharmacy 2 0 2
TOTAL 299 338 637

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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