Basic Skills Program
To fulfill its mission, Ouachita Technical College offers developmental courses and programs to enhance students’ academic skills for success in college-level course work. The Basic Skills Program offers an academic curriculum that enables students to achieve basic college-level competency in reading, writing, and mathematics. OTC accepts a variety of placement scores to identify students’ academic preparedness and to recommend courses at the appropriate level. Courses in the Basic Skills Program may not transfer to four-year colleges and universities in Arkansas. Available courses in OTC’s Basic Skills Program are as follows:
| READ 1003 | Academic Reading |
| ENGL 1003 | Basic Grammar |
| ENGL 1013 | Basic Composition |
| MATH 1003 | Basic Math |
| MATH 1013 | Basic Algebra |
| MATH 1023 | Intermediate Algebra |