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Ozarks Technical Community College is a public institution situated in Springfield, Missouri. The location of OTC is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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

Ozarks Technical Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Ozarks Technical Community College?

57% Take Out Loans
1.7% Loan Default Rate

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.

The student loan default rate at OTC is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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

3,104 Took All Classes Online
5,574 Took At Least One Class Online
-3.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 5,574 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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Online Growth Rankings of OTC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Ozarks Technical Community College was -3.5%. This is the #1,307 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at OTC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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