Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains recently purchased new welding and fabricating equipment for the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology (GOCAT). Funds from a Delta Regional Authority rural workforce grant awarded in December 2019 were used to purchase a VRTEX 360 virtual reality welding training simulator and Torchmate CNC plasma cutting table, as … [Read more...] about New welding, fabricating equipment purchased for GOCAT
Part of being the “community’s college” is responding to community need. That’s exactly what officials at Missouri State University-West Plains have done in recent days as the COVID-19 virus has spread further into south-central Missouri. Faculty and staff with the technology, allied health and nursing departments have stepped up and donated several critically needed items to … [Read more...] about University donates face shields, masks, other supplies to OMC
“I have had such a great experience in the GOCAT and in my agriculture classes, and I spend most of my time at TRiO.” Academic Program: AAS Alternative Energy and AAS in Agriculture. Hometown: West Plains, Mo. Why did you choose to attend Missouri State-West Plains? I was looking for an education in Bio-Fuels How would you describe your experience here? Outstanding! … [Read more...] about Spotlight: Brian Smolnik
Missouri State University-West Plains has been selected as a 2020 Bellwether Award finalist by the Bellwether College Consortium for its participation in the Greater Ozarks Center for Advanced Technology (GOCAT) partnership. The university is one of 30 finalists selected for the highly coveted award. Bellwether finalists represent leading institutions of higher education whose … [Read more...] about Missouri State-West Plains named Bellwether Award finalist for GOCAT partnership
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains have set a new start date for its spring semester certified nursing assistant (CNA) class. The cohort will begin Feb. 3 in Looney Hall Room 101. The CNA training program is a non-credit course designed to provide training and clinical experience in the healthcare field. It includes eight weeks of lecture, lab and clinical … [Read more...] about CNA training program start date delayed until Feb. 3