Local News
OTC hosts free breakfast campaign at all six campusesSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Ozarks Technical Community College has launched a free Eagle Breakfast campaign for students at all six of its campuses. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Read More
Opinion, State Government
Op-Ed: College Savings Month: Make a Plan to Pay for Higher EducationAccording to a Georgetown University study, the cost of higher education has increased 169% over the last 40 years. And according to Sallie Mae’s annual How America… Read More
Local News
OTC receives significant national grant to help veteransSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The U.S. Department of Education has renewed Ozarks Technical Community College’s federal TRIO grant for an additional five years to expand the nationwide Veterans Upward Bound… Read More
Biden administration
Budget group: Student loan payment deferments cost taxpayers $155 billion, benefits doctors, dentists more than most(The Center Square) – Estimates vary widely on how much President Joe Biden’s $10,000-20,000 per borrower cancellation of student loans will cost taxpayers, but a new analysis estimates the… Read More
Local News
OTC receives $345,000 grant for its upcoming Automation and Robotics programSPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Ozarks Technical Community College (OTC) has received a significant six-figure grant from the renowned National Science Foundation (NSF) for the college’s new Automation and Robotics program. Read More
State Government
Missouri bill would let students graduate early and use their school funds for college(The Center Square) – Students graduating early from high school and advancing to a postsecondary institution would receive 90% of the funding spent on them by their school… Read More
Government
Iowa U.S. Senators propose bill mandating disclosure of total interest on student loans(The Center Square) – College students would learn the estimated total interest they would pay on an education loan before they take it out if a law proposed by… Read More
State Government
Bill would tie Missouri’s higher education funding to graduate earnings(The Center Square) – The Missouri Legislature would use a scoring system based on the earnings of graduates to allocate funding for higher education under a proposed bill. Read More
Christian Schools, Government, Homeschools
Florida senate bill could shut door to college credit for private school and homeschool studentsLast year, private school families celebrated legislation that created a $15.5 million state fund to cover the costs of private school students who participated in dual enrollment programs that… Read More
National
U.S. Supreme Court to consider legality of affirmative action in colleges(The Center Square) – Fresh off controversial rulings on abortion and vaccine mandates, the U.S. Supreme Court will now take up affirmative action in the college admissions process. Read More
State Government
Major student loan lender enters multi-million dollar civil settlement with Missouri Attorney General Eric SchmittJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced earlier this month that one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers has entered a civil settlement agreement with… Read More
Culture
College prep test that raises the bar sees rapid growth during pandemicImagine a college admissions test that you take from home, is only two hours long, and helps you gain entrance into the university of your dreams.The… Read More
Mizzou
Four Tigers transfer after 34-17 loss to Arkansas ends regular seasonFAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Missouri football’s regular season came to a close on Friday with a 34-17 loss to (24) Arkansas. The Tigers kept things close in the first… Read More
Mizzou
Tigers caged by Bulldogs in 43-6 lossATHENS, Ga. – With less than a minute left in the first quarter, the Tigers forced top-ranked Georgia to a 4th and 6 on the Mizzou 35. With a… Read More