Wikipedia / University System of Ohio
Wikipedia / University System of Ohio
The University System of Ohio is the public university system of the U.S. state of Ohio. It is governed by the Ohio Department of Higher Education.
Unlike other state university systems, such as the University of California system, Ohio's university system does not utilize a system of naming conventions for its colleges and universities.
The system includes all of Ohio's public institutions of higher education: 14 four-year research universities, 24 branch and regional campuses, 23 community colleges and technical colleges, and 13 graduate schools, seven medical schools, six law schools, 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 Governor 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 academic year.
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 in the process of launching a satellite campus in Steubenville, Ohio due to financial difficulties with Eastern Gateway Community College, the latter of which shut down in 2024.
Bowling Green State University
Kent State University
Miami University
Ohio University
Ohio University Lancaster
Ohio State University
University of Akron
University of Akron Lakewood
University of Cincinnati
Wright State University
Community and technical colleges
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College - Cincinnati
Clark State College - Springfield, Beavercreek, and Bellefontaine
Rio Grande Community College (See University of Rio Grande) - Rio Grande
See also
References
External links
Home page and Strategic plan for the University System of Ohio