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Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri·Public, 4-year or above·Plains·otc.edu
6-yr Graduation
33%
Total enrollment
11,380
peer median 3,198
Avg net price
$7,340
-$3.5k vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
33%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
28%
Non-Pell
37%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 81 Title IV programs, 19 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 61 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
81
Passing
19
23.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.2% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.2%
+0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

81programs
  • Passing19 · 23.5%
  • No Data61 · 75.3%
  • Failing1 · 1.2%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
4
Watch
4
Safe
11
No data
61

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

20
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-12.5%
$28,862 vs $32,989
Communications Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+3.7%
$34,208 vs $32,989
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Associate Degree · Education
+4.1%
$34,352 vs $32,989
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+5.1%
$34,685 vs $32,989
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+9.6%
$36,169 vs $32,989
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+15.4%
$38,065 vs $32,989
Marketing
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+18.7%
$39,172 vs $32,989
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+19.8%
$39,505 vs $32,989

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

2
Communications Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Communications Technologies/Technicians And Support Services
+3.7%
+$1,219
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Associate Degree · Education
+4.1%
+$1,363

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

19
Marketing
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
73%
$28,670 debt · $39,172 earn
Marketing
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
68%
$23,750 debt · $34,803 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
59%
$21,241 debt · $36,169 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
56%
$16,066 debt · $28,862 earn
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
36%
$12,500 debt · $34,685 earn
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
31%
$16,216 debt · $51,817 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$13,000 debt · $43,091 earn
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Other
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$13,545 debt · $45,153 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1996Next review Aug 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 7

Action history · 14

  1. Jul 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  4. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  5. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,952
$30–48k$6,690
$48–75k$9,191
$75–110k$11,080
$110k+$12,412

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$7,340
-$3,539vs Community College median $10,879
Federal loans
20.9%
In-state tuition
$4,184
Out-of-state
$6,872

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 6,217 students received $27.0M in Pell grants, alongside $14.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,217
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$27.0M
$27,038,840 total
Direct Loans
$14.2M
3,991 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
6k
21
5k
22
6k
23
6k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$7.1M
2,309 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$7.1M
1,682 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,856 borrowers who entered repayment, 51 (1.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.7%
-0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,856
Defaulted
51
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.4%
2017
17.4%
2018
10.8%
2019
1.7%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at OTC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs59
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,378 total completions
01Liberal Arts
47234.3%
02Business
25118.2%
03Health Professions
23016.7%
04Computer Sciences
815.9%
05Education
775.6%
06Mechanic
624.5%
07Comm. Technologies
584.2%
08Security/Protective
533.8%
09Engineering Tech
483.5%
10Psychology
463.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
11,380
12-mo unduplicated
14,535
Undergraduate
14,535
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
41%5,978
Women
59%8,557

Race / ethnicity composition

White
79.7%
Hispanic
7.8%
Two or more
6.1%
Black
3.1%
Asian
1.7%
Unknown
0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
56
52 M · 4 W
Women athletes
7.1%
Athletic aid
$11K
Total student aid
Budget
$88K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
Recruiting expense
Head-coach salaries
Men Women

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.55
6 offenses · 10,889 students

3-year trend

0.272 yrs ago0.101 yr ago0.55Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
5
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

6total
  • On campus6

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons03
Drugs07
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
220

OTC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions OTC selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectOzarks Technical Community College
33%11,380$7,340Community College
North Central Missouri College
1,951$10,528Community College
State Technical College of Missouri
2,346$13,958Community College
St Cloud Technical and Community College
4,030$10,956Community College
North Dakota State College of Science
3,367$10,802Community College
Southeastern Community College
3,028$12,812Community College
Peer group median33%3,198$10,879

Frequently asked questions about Ozarks Technical Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about OTC.

What is the graduation rate at Ozarks Technical Community College?

Ozarks Technical Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 33% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Ozarks Technical Community College?

Ozarks Technical Community College reports a total enrollment of 11,380 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Ozarks Technical Community College?

The average net price at Ozarks Technical Community College is $7,340 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Ozarks Technical Community College located?

Ozarks Technical Community College is located in Springfield, Missouri 65802.

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