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Springfield, MO
Two new no-cost training courses are available at Ozarks Technical Community College this summer.
The college announced in a news release it would offer short-term training courses in information technology and entry-level computer numerical machining.
The IT boot camp course runs 10 weeks, May 31-Aug. 9 at the Robert W. Plaster Center for Advanced Manufacturing. A Missouri Scholarship and Loan Foundation grant is covering costs for the five-credit-hour course.
The fundamentals of CNC operation course would teach students skills and knowledge necessary for an entry-level position in the machining industry. Students can earn one credit hour for the two-week course, and expenses are covered by Gene Haas Foundation scholarships.
OTC spokesperson Mark Miller said one person has signed up for the IT course, which has a capacity of six students. The capacity for the CNC course is 16, and four have signed up, he said.
Missouri State University’s science building, built in 1971 and formerly called Temple Hall, is being reconstructed and updated.