LEGISLATIVE HISTORY

Linn Technical College, supported by a grant to the Osage County R-II School District from the National Defense Education Act of 1958, offered its first program in electronics in the fall of 1961.  By 1965 the College was awarded the status of an Area Vocational Technical School by the Missouri State Board of Education through the federal Vocational Education Act of 1963.  In 1991, statutory authority was established for the granting of certificates and associate degrees.  In 1995, statutory re-definition, created “Linn State Technical College.”  The College continued to be governed by the Osage County R-II School Board until July 1, 1996 when the Board of Regents accepted full responsibility for the institution as Linn State Technical College.  It became Missouri's first and only public institution devoted solely to technical education at the Associate of Applied Science level.  This legislation states that “the controlling purpose of LSTC is to prepare students for profitable employment.”