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Education & Early Childhood community-college programs in Ohio

23 community colleges in Ohio report awarding credentials in Education & Early Childhood. Early childhood and paraeducator pathways, plus transfer routes into four-year teaching degrees. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Education & Early Childhood program in Ohio, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Ohio public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Ohio published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for Ohio and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Davis CollegeToledo15%
  2. Gods Bible School and CollegeCincinnati13%
  3. Ohio State University-Marion CampusMarion12%
  4. University of Rio GrandeRio Grande11%
  5. Ohio State University-Mansfield CampusMansfield11%
  6. Bowling Green State University-FirelandsHuron10%
  7. Ohio State University-Newark CampusNewark8%
  8. Kent State University at SalemSalem8%
  9. Ohio State University Agricultural Technical InstituteWooster6%
  10. University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash CollegeBlue Ash6%
  11. Kent State University at TuscarawasNew Philadelphia5%
  12. Belmont CollegeSt Clairsville3%
  13. Stautzenberger College-BrecksvilleBrecksville3%
  14. University of Cincinnati-Clermont CollegeBatavia3%
  15. Washington State College of OhioMarietta2%
  16. Owens Community CollegePerrysburg2%
  17. Hocking CollegeNelsonville2%
  18. Northwest State Community CollegeArchbold2%
  19. North Central State CollegeMansfield2%
  20. Southern State Community CollegeHillsboro2%
  21. Central Ohio Technical CollegeNewark1%
  22. Zane State CollegeZanesville1%
  23. Lorain County Community CollegeElyria0%

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