Colleges Within 25 Miles
Employers in the Fairfield 33 Corridor hire from a dense cluster of colleges, universities and career-technical schools. Ohio University Lancaster and the Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools sit inside Fairfield County, and the Columbus institutions, from Ohio State to Columbus State Community College, are within a half-hour drive. Several of them deliver coursework directly at the Fairfield County Workforce Center in Carroll.
| Institution | Location | Type | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio University Lancaster | Lancaster | Public regional campus | Associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees; engineering technology and machine repair coursework delivered at the Fairfield County Workforce Center |
| Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools | Groveport and Lancaster | Career-technical district | High school and adult certificate programs in manufacturing, construction trades, automotive and health careers |
| Columbus State Community College | Columbus, with a regional center in Reynoldsburg | Public community college | Certificates and associate degrees in engineering technologies, skilled trades, logistics, business and health |
| Central Ohio Technical College | Newark | Public technical college | Certificates and associate degrees in engineering, manufacturing, nursing and allied health |
| Hocking College | Nelsonville | Public technical college | Certificates, associate and bachelor’s degrees; HVAC and manufacturing Ready to Work programs offered in Fairfield County |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus | Public research university | Bachelor’s through doctoral degrees across engineering, business, agriculture and health sciences |
| The Ohio State University at Newark | Newark | Public regional campus | Bachelor’s degrees and first two years of most Ohio State majors |
| Capital University | Columbus (Bexley) | Private university | Bachelor’s and master’s degrees, plus law and theology programs |
| Trinity Lutheran Seminary at Capital University | Columbus | Graduate seminary | Master’s and doctoral degrees in theology |
| Franklin University | Columbus | Private university | Associate’s through doctoral degrees for working adults, largely online and evening |
| Ohio Dominican University | Columbus | Private university | Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business, education and the sciences |
| Otterbein University | Westerville | Private university | Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees, including engineering and nursing |
| Denison University | Granville | Private liberal arts college | Bachelor’s degrees |
| Ohio Christian University | Circleville | Private university | Associate’s, bachelor’s and master’s degrees, including adult and online programs |
| Columbus College of Art and Design | Columbus | Private art and design college | Bachelor’s and master’s degrees in design, illustration and industrial design |
| Mount Carmel College of Nursing | Columbus | Private nursing college | Bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral nursing degrees |
| Hondros College of Nursing | Westerville | Private nursing college | Practical nursing diplomas and associate degree nursing programs |
| Pontifical College Josephinum | Columbus | Seminary | Bachelor’s and graduate degrees in philosophy and theology |