These short-term spring classes at OTC will teach manufacturing, welding

News-Leader staff
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This spring, Ozarks Technical Community College will provide short-term manufacturing and welding courses that can be completed in two to 10 weeks.

The classes prepare students for entry-level positions in their chosen fields. Students will earn college credit, which they can apply to an OTC certificate or degree.

Qualified individuals may use financial aid such as Pell Grants or the Fast Track Workforce Incentive Grant to pay for tuition, fees and supplies.

The two CNC courses are also eligible for the Haas Foundation scholarship, which will pay the tuition, fees and supplies for qualified students.

Ozarks Technical Community College is offering welding programs.
Ozarks Technical Community College is offering welding programs.

For the spring semester, the following courses are scheduled for the OTC Springfield Campus:

  • The Fundamentals of Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Operation will meet 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday during March 18-29.

This course offers students interested in machining an opportunity to learn the basics needed for employability in the field and create a strong foundation for the future of learning in the Precision Machining Technology program.

  • Fundamentals of Gas Metal Arc Welding will meet from noon to 5 p.m. on Fridays from March 22 to May 10.

Students will learn the theory and fundamentals of the gas metal arc welding (GMAW) process, including electrode selection, weld joint fundamentals and striking an arc.

  • Introduction to Programmable Logic will meet from 8 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. on Fridays from March 22 to May 24.

Students learn the basic hardware and programming language of common programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used in industrial systems.

  • Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Operation and Process Development will meet 11:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday from April 15-26.

This course teaches the fundamental skills needed to safely and efficiently set up and operate various computer-controlled (CNC) machine tools.

For more information, email explore@otc.edu or call 417-447-6900.

This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: OTC offering short-term manufacturing, welding programs this spring