Education
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The impressive University System of Ohio is anchored by 14 main campuses, each with a distinguished academic history and often hosting regional or national research centers. The state boasts the largest campus in the nation by enrollment, The Ohio State University in Columbus.
Many of the leading public universities in Ohio also provide business services, resources and flexible facilities to foster entrepreneurship and capital investment. The Innovation Center at the Ohio University is an excellent resource that has resulted in wildly successful companies and a dynamic, prosperous region in southeastern Ohio. Ohio's four-year public universities also play an integral role in the communities they serve through twenty-three expanded two-year branch systems.
Seventy-three private colleges and universities—including liberal arts, religion-based, technical and medical instruction institutions—call Ohio home. The state hosts some of the nation's most prestigious private higher education campuses as well as several popular adult learning-oriented courses of study.
Technical and Community Colleges
Ohio's 24 technical and public community colleges offer technical and trade-oriented education with courses of study that conclude in two years.
Ohio also is home to many of the leading national and regional technical schools (for example DeVry University) as well as institutions that specialize in specific fields such as real estate (for example Hondros College).
Twenty-three two-year public university branch campuses complement Ohio's technical and community college system, providing additional higher education coverage throughout the state.
K-12 Education
Ohio continues to invest in a strong secondary education system. In recent years, Ohio has promoted increased excellence through a state-driven report card measuring school and school district performance.
Over the past eight academic years, Ohio has improved its high school graduation rate by 7.1 percent, to 86.9 percent. The state has instituted a more rigorous graduation requirement test, effective with the class of 2007, to ensure students are leaving Ohio high schools ready to pursue further education or directly enter the workplace.
Ohio has also made a recent commitment to assist public school infrastructure, making an unprecedented investment to assist school construction and upgrades. Ohio has routed a total of more than $11 billion to school facilities since 1998.
Ohio's educational distinction is reflected in Education Week's 50 state report card. For 2008, Ohio's education system ranked 1st among Midwestern states and 6th nationally. With K-12 education being a common quality of life indicator, Ohio's ranking atop the Midwest demonstrates that the state is placing prepared young adults into the state's higher education system and workforce.
