The University System of Ohio is the

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of the state of

Ohio Ohio () is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Of the List of states and territories of the United States, fifty U.S. states, it is the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 34th-l ...

. It is governed by the

Ohio Department of Higher Education Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The s ...

. The system includes all of Ohio's

institutions of higher education: 14 four-year

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, 24 branch and regional campuses, 23

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s and technical colleges, and 13

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, seven

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, and ten

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within campuses. Additionally, some campuses offer Adult Workforce Education (AWE) and Adult Basic and Literacy Education (ABLE) programs. The AWE and ABLE programs were transferred from the Ohio Department of Education to the Ohio Board of Regents in 2009 to provide a flexible system of higher education that will improve services while reducing costs to students. The total annual enrollment of University System of Ohio institutions was over 526,003 as of 2020.

History

The University System of Ohio was unified under

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in 2007. In 2008, Chancellor

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proposed creating common academic calendars for all of the system's universities: the goal was to simplify transfer between institutions and allow students to be recruited at the same time for jobs and internships. After spending more than $26 million starting in 2008, the transition was completed by the 2012

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Colleges and universities

University main campuses

University regional campuses

* Bowling Green State University ** Bowling Green State University Firelands * Central State University ** n/a * Cleveland State University ** n/a * Kent State University ** Kent State University at Ashtabula **

Kent State University at East Liverpool Kent State University at East Liverpool (Kent State East Liverpool) is a satellite campus of Kent State University in East Liverpool, Ohio. Administered with Kent State University at Salem as part of Kent State University Columbiana County, Kent S ...

Kent State University at Geauga Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in Ash ...

** Kent State University at Salem **

Kent State University at Stark Kent State University at Stark (Kent State University Stark or Kent State Stark) is a satellite campus of Kent State University in Jackson Township, Ohio. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. History Although no facilities had ...

** Kent State University at Trumbull ** Kent State University at Tuscarawas * Miami University **

Miami University Hamilton Miami University Hamilton (Miami Hamilton) is a satellite campus of Miami University in Hamilton, Ohio. It was founded in 1968 and is one of three regional campuses of Miami University. History In 1946, Miami University began offering classes in ...

Miami University Middletown Miami University Middletown or Miami Middletown is a satellite campus of Miami University in Middletown, Ohio. It was founded in 1966 and is the oldest regional campus of Miami University and Ohio's first regional campus.Miami University Voice of America Learning Center The Miami University Voice of America Learning Center (Miami VOALC) is a satellite campus of Miami University in West Chester, Ohio. It is one of three regional campuses of Miami University. It is located on a portion of the former Voice of Amer ...

* Ohio University ** Ohio University Chillicothe ** Ohio University Eastern ** Ohio University Lancaster ** Ohio University Southern ** Ohio University Zanesville * Ohio State University **

Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (Ohio State ATI) is a satellite campus of Ohio State University in Wooster, Ohio. It grants associate degrees from the university's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sci ...

** Ohio State University at Lima **

Ohio State University at Mansfield The Ohio State University at Mansfield is a satellite campus of Ohio State University in Mansfield, Ohio. It was founded in 1958 as a land-grant college and occupies a campus that is shared with North Central State College. The campus offers t ...

** Ohio State University at Marion ** Ohio State University at Newark * Shawnee State University ** n/a * University of Akron ** University of Akron Wayne College * University of Cincinnati **

University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College The University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College (formerly Raymond Walters College) is a regional campus of the University of Cincinnati and is located in Blue Ash, Ohio. It was founded in 1967 as the first regional campus of the university. With ...

** University of Cincinnati Clermont College * University of Toledo ** n/a * Wright State University ** Wright State University Lake Campus * Youngstown State University ** n/a

Community colleges and technical colleges

Belmont College Belmont College is a public community college in St. Clairsville, Ohio. Main campus is located in St. Clairsville, Ohio, United States. The college was founded in 1971 and has served the Ohio Valley communities for over 30 years. Belmont offers ...

— St. Clairsville and Cadiz *

Central Ohio Technical College Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) is a public technical college in Newark, Ohio Newark ( ) is a city serving as the county seat of Licking County, Ohio, United States, east of Columbus, at the junction of the forks of the Licking River. ...

— Newark * Cincinnati State Technical & Community College —

Cincinnati Cincinnati ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located at the northern side of the confluence of the Licking and Ohio rivers, the latter of which marks the state line w ...

Clark State Community College Clark State College is a public community college in Springfield, Ohio. It opened in 1962 as Springfield and Clark County Technical Education Program. As of 2018, the school was approved for bachelor's degrees in web design and manufacturing tec ...

— Springfield and Beavercreek *

Columbus State Community College Columbus State Community College (CSCC) is a public community college in Columbus, Ohio. Founded as Columbus Area Technician's School in 1963, it was renamed Columbus Technical Institute in 1965 and was renamed again to its current name in 198 ...

— Columbus *

Cuyahoga Community College Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) is a public community college in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Founded in 1963, it is the oldest and largest public community college within the state. Tri-C schedules on the semester basis, and offers over 1,000 co ...

— Cleveland *

Eastern Gateway Community College Eastern Gateway Community College is a public community college with its main campus in Steubenville, Ohio, and a second campus in Youngstown. Although the college is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, its accreditor placed the college ...

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Steubenville Steubenville is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Ohio River 33 miles west of Pittsburgh, it had a population of 18,161 at the 2020 census. The city's name is derived from Fort Steuben, a ...

* Edison State Community College — Piqua *

Hocking College Hocking College is a public community college in Nelsonville, Ohio. The college offers more than 60 associate and vocational programs and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The college was chartered in 1969 by the Ohio Board of Reg ...

— Nelsonville *

James A. Rhodes State College Rhodes State College, formally James A. Rhodes State College, is a public community college in Lima, Ohio. It offers associate degree An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded after a course of post-secondary study lasting tw ...

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Lakeland Community College Lakeland Community College is a public community college in Lake County, Ohio. Established in 1967, Lakeland was the first college in Ohio founded by a vote of the people. Today, Lakeland serves more than 8,000 full-time and part-time students ...

— Kirtland *

Lorain County Community College Lorain County Community College (LCCC) is a public community college in the city of Elyria in Lorain County, Ohio, with learning centers in Wellington, North Ridgeville, and Lorain. In addition to associate degrees and certificates, students ...

— Elyria *

Marion Technical College Marion Technical College, (Marion Tech or MTC) is a public technical college in Marion, Ohio. It shares a campus with Ohio State University at Marion. Founded in 1970 with classes beginning in 1971, MTC has awarded over 7,500 associate degree ...

— Marion *

North Central State College North Central State College is a public community college in Mansfield, Ohio.Mansfield Mansfield is a market town and the administrative centre of Mansfield District in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the largest town in the wider Mansfield Urban Area (followed by Sutton-in-Ashfield). It gained the Royal Charter of a market to ...

* Northwest State Community College — Archbold * Owens Community College — Toledo and Findlay *

Rio Grande Community College The University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College (originally Rio Grande College) is a private university and public community college merged into one institution in Rio Grande, Ohio. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commissio ...

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Sinclair Community College Sinclair Community College is a public community college in Dayton, Ohio. History Sinclair Community College is named for David A. Sinclair, a Scottish immigrant and secretary of the Dayton YMCA (1874–1902), who founded the adult training schoo ...

— Dayton and Mason *

Southern State Community College Southern State Community College (SSCC) is a public community college based in Hillsboro, Ohio Hillsboro is a city in and the county seat of Highland County, Ohio, United States approximately 35 mi (56 km) west of Chillicothe, and 5 ...

— Hillsboro, Fincastle, Wilmington, and

Washington Court House Washington Court House (often abbreviated as Washington C.H.) is a city in Union Township, Fayette County, Ohio. It is the county seat of Fayette County and is located between Cincinnati and Columbus. The population grew almost 1.5% from 2010 ...

Stark State College Stark State College (Stark State) is a public community college in Stark County, Ohio. The college offers 230 majors, options, one-year certificates, and career enhancement certificates. Approximately 4,000 noncredit students are enrolled in con ...

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North Canton North Canton is a city in central Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,842 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. History In 1831, the Community of North Canton first began as the Villag ...

Akron Akron () is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Summit County. It is located on the western edge of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau, about south of downtown Cleveland. As of the 2020 Census, the city ...

Terra State Community College Terra State Community College is a public community college in Fremont, Ohio. It was founded in 1968 as Vanguard Technical Institute, a night school using the facilities of Vanguard Vocational Center. Terra's district includes Sandusky, Seneca ...

— Fremont *

Washington State Community College Washington State Community College (WSCC) is a Public college, public community college in Marietta, Ohio. It was established in 1971 as Washington Technical College and moved to its current location in 1991. Notable alumni *Travis Flores - Ch ...

— Marietta *

Zane State College Zane State College is a public community college in Zanesville and Cambridge, Ohio. It was established in 1969 as Muskingum Area Technical College. It offers over 40 associate degree An associate degree is an undergraduate degree awarded ...

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Zanesville Zanesville is a city in and the county seat of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. It is located east of Columbus and had a population of 24,765 as of the 2020 census, down from 25,487 as of the 2010 census. Historically the state capi ...

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