OTC Alert

OTC Alert is a mass notification system that is designed to notify students, faculty, and staff of any emergency on campus via a text message on a designated cell phone and/or an email message. The types of messages that may be sent would include intruder alerts, severe weather warnings, school closings, etc. The system will not be used for non-emergency type messages and is an ‘opt-in’ system, meaning individuals decide whether to participate. The only cost associated with the system is the cost of the text message from individual cellular carriers. If an individual would like to enroll in OTC Alert, he/she must set up a personal account. Steps to ‘opt-in’ are available online at www.ogeecheetech.edu.

This system is also integrated into Alertus Beacons strategically located around the campus. The beacons will sound an audible tone, flash LED lights, and display the alert message on the front screen.