Nixa High School Course Description Book 2024-2025 (3) - Flipbook - Page 55
OZARKS TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
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Enrollment at OTC through the Career Center is an excellent way for eligible high
school students to get a jumpstart on their college education, engage in career
exploration, prepare for a community college or four-year university, and develop
skills needed in today’s global economy and workforce. The specialized programs of
studies available to high school juniors and seniors offer free instruction from the
area’s top career and technical educators, state-of-the-art equipment and academic
and hands-on technology skills learning. The students may receive three high
school elective credits each year and earn up to 32 college credits in some
programs for 2 years of enrollment. The Counseling Department has informational
packets including course descriptions for interested students.
OTC
OTC Student Enrollment Guidelines:
Students interested in enrolling in the OTC program must do the following:
Complete an application and student information forms for enrollment.
Have transcript and attendance record reviewed and meet program
prerequisite.
Have 1/2 the units required for graduation when fall classes begin or have
18 credit units if the student is in his/her senior year of high A waiver must
be requested for exceptions.
Participate in an on-site OTC Career Center orientation during the Students
may also be required to visit with the program instructor.
Students are required to ride the bus both to and from OTC. Courses are three
periods in length Monday through Friday. Good attendance is mandatory. Students
who drop OTC classes before the semester ends will be required to reimburse
Nixa Public Schools for any tuition costs that are not reimbursed by OTC. If the
drop occurs during the first seven days of class, OTC will refund 100%. After that,
the refund is prorated until there is no refund from OTC. Students
dropped/removed from OTC for disciplinary or attendance reasons will also be
required to reimburse any cost to the Nixa Public Schools.
OTC COURSE OFFERINGS
Students planning to attend morning classes should enroll in one period of
travel and three periods of the same course number.
Students planning to attend afternoon classes should enroll for three periods of
the same course number (no travel).
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