The University System of Ohio is the

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of the U.S. state of

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

. It is governed by the Ohio Department of Higher Education. Unlike other state university systems outside Ohio such as the University of California System, Ohio's university system operates without blanket names of its members or flagship institutions. Instead, each member markets itself along its own perceived excellences. 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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, six

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, and ten business schools 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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Ted Strickland in 2007. In 2008, Chancellor Eric Fingerhut 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

Central State, Cleveland State, NEOMED, Shawnee State, Toledo, and Youngstown State do not have regional campuses, although Youngstown State is considering a satellite campus in

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due to financial difficulties with Eastern Gateway Community College. * Bowling Green State University ** Bowling Green State University Firelands * Kent State University ** Kent State University at Ashtabula ** Kent State University at East Liverpool ** Kent State University at Geauga ** Kent State University at Salem ** Kent State University at Stark ** 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 The Ohio State University at Lima (Ohio State Lima) is a regional campus of Ohio State University in Lima, Ohio. It offers over 140 courses and 9 bachelor degree programs in science and liberal arts. Nine of eleven programs are four-year progra ...

Ohio State University at Mansfield The Ohio State University at Mansfield is a regional 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 ...

Ohio State University at Marion Ohio State University at Marion (OSU Marion or OSUM) is a satellite campus of Ohio State University in Marion, Ohio. The campus was founded in 1957. Its campus is located north of Columbus and is shared with Marion Technical College. Ther ...

Ohio State University at Newark The Ohio State University at Newark is a satellite campus of Ohio State University in Newark, Ohio. During its early years, classes were held at old Newark High School. In 1966, over one million dollars pledged by 7,000 local citizens to matc ...

* University of Akron ** Medina County University Center ** University of Akron Wayne College ** University of Akron Lakewood * University of Cincinnati ** University of Cincinnati Blue Ash College ** University of Cincinnati Clermont College * Wright State University ** Wright State University Lake Campus

Community and technical colleges

* Belmont College — St. Clairsville and Cadiz * Central Ohio Technical College — Newark * Cincinnati State Technical and Community College —

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* Clark State College — Springfield, Beavercreek, and Bellefontaine * Columbus State Community College — Columbus *

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— Cleveland * Edison State Community College — Piqua * Hocking College — Nelsonville * Lakeland Community College — Kirtland * Lorain County Community College — Elyria * Marion Technical College — Marion * North Central State College —

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* Northwest State Community College — Archbold *

Owens Community College Owens Community College (OCC) is a Public college, public community college with campuses in Perrysburg Township, Wood County, Ohio, Perrysburg and Findlay, Ohio. Owens was founded in 1965 in Toledo and chartered in 1967. The Findlay campus op ...

— Toledo and Findlay * Rhodes State College —

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* University of Rio Grande -

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* Sinclair Community College — Dayton and Mason * Southern State Community College — Hillsboro and Mount Orab * Stark State College — North Canton,

Akron Akron () is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the fifth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 190,469 at the 2020 census. The Akron metropolitan area, covering Summit and Portage counties, had ...

* Terra State Community College — Fremont * Washington State College of Ohio — 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 programs and certificates, workshops, and occupational skil ...

— Zanesville

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