Colleges for Veterans in Ohio

19,311 students are using VA education benefits at 212 schools in Ohio. Of those schools, 74 take part in Yellow Ribbon, 47 charge veterans the in-state rate, and 24 carry a VA caution flag.

School	City	Type	On VA benefits
Ohio State University-Main Campus Yellow Ribbon	Columbus	Public	1,607
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Yellow Ribbon	Cincinnati	Public	1,211
My Computer Career at Columbus LLC Yellow Ribbon	Columbus	For-profit	936
Ohio University-Main Campus Yellow Ribbon	Athens	Public	829
Kent State University at Kent	Kent	Public	750
Wright State University-Main Campus Yellow Ribbon	Dayton	Public	722
Columbus State Community College	Columbus	Public	636
Sinclair Community College	Dayton	Public	636
Franklin University Yellow Ribbon	Columbus	Private nonprofit	523
Bowling Green State University Yellow Ribbon	Bowling Green	Public	509
Cleveland State University	Cleveland	Public	481
University of Akron Main Campus	Akron	Public	425
University of Toledo Yellow Ribbon	Toledo	Public	420
Miami University-Oxford Yellow Ribbon	Oxford	Public	364
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College Yellow Ribbon	Batavia	Public	331
Youngstown State University	Youngstown	Public	305
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash Yellow Ribbon	Blue Ash	Public	297
Lakewood University Yellow Ribbon	Cleveland Heights	Private nonprofit	261
University of Dayton Yellow Ribbon	Dayton	Private nonprofit	259
Stark State College	North Canton	Public	255
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College	Cincinnati	Public	234
Xavier University Yellow Ribbon	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	204
Cedarville University Yellow Ribbon	Cedarville	Private nonprofit	186
Lorain County Community College	Elyria	Public	176
Cuyahoga Community College-Western Campus	Parma	Public	174
Owens Community College	Perrysburg	Public	174
University of Northwestern Ohio Yellow Ribbon	Lima	Private nonprofit	166
Cuyahoga Community College-Metropolitan Campus	Cleveland	Public	163
Case Western Reserve University Yellow Ribbon	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	159
Clark State College	Springfield	Public	157
Franciscan University of Steubenville Yellow Ribbon	Steubenville	Private nonprofit	142
Global Tech College	Toledo	For-profit	140
Lakeland Community College	Kirtland	Public	120
Tiffin University Yellow Ribbon	Tiffin	Private nonprofit	113
Hocking College	Nelsonville	Public	110
Ohio State University-Newark	Newark	Public	109
Ashland University Yellow Ribbon	Ashland	Private nonprofit	108
Miami University-Hamilton	Hamilton	Public	108
Baldwin Wallace University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Berea	Private nonprofit	104
Kent State University at Stark	North Canton	Public	103
Shawnee State University	Portsmouth	Public	94
Kent State University at Trumbull	Warren	Public	88
Kent State University at Tuscarawas	New Philadelphia	Public	88
Kent State University at Ashtabula	Ashtabula	Public	86
Miami University-Middletown	Middletown	Public	80
Cuyahoga Community College-Eastern Campus	Highland Hills	Public	77
Ohio Northern University Yellow Ribbon	Ada	Private nonprofit	77
Central Ohio Technical College	Newark	Public	73
Ohio University-Chillicothe Yellow Ribbon	Chillicothe	Public	73
Ohio University-Lancaster Yellow Ribbon	Lancaster	Public	72
The University of Findlay Yellow Ribbon	Findlay	Private nonprofit	72
Kent State University at Geauga	Burton	Public	70
Ohio Christian University Yellow Ribbon	Circleville	Private nonprofit	70
Kent State University at Salem	Salem	Public	63
Central State University Flagged	Wilberforce	Public	60
Edison State Community College	Piqua	Public	60
Ohio Dominican University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Columbus	Private nonprofit	59
Ohio University-Southern Yellow Ribbon	Ironton	Public	59
North Central State College	Mansfield	Public	57
Ohio State University-Mansfield	Mansfield	Public	56
Bowling Green State University Firelands Campus Yellow Ribbon	Huron	Public	55
Ohio University-Zanesville Yellow Ribbon	Zanesville	Public	55
Butler Tech-D Russel Lee Career Center	Middletown	Public	54
Muskingum University Yellow Ribbon	New Concord	Private nonprofit	53
Hobart Institute of Welding Technology	Troy	Private nonprofit	52
Otterbein University Yellow Ribbon	Westerville	Private nonprofit	52
Washington State College of Ohio	Marietta	Public	52
University of Mount Union Yellow Ribbon	Alliance	Private nonprofit	48
Wright State University-Lake Campus	Celina	Public	48
Terra State Community College	Fremont	Public	47
Walsh University Yellow Ribbon	North Canton	Private nonprofit	47
John Carroll University Yellow Ribbon	University Hts	Private nonprofit	46
Ohio Technical College Yellow Ribbon	Cleveland	For-profit	45
Capital University Yellow Ribbon	Columbus	Private nonprofit	43
Fortis College-Centerville Flagged	Centerville	For-profit	43
Mount Saint Joseph University Yellow Ribbon	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	43
University of Rio Grande Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Rio Grande	Private nonprofit	42
James a Rhodes State College	Lima	Public	41
Mount Vernon Nazarene University Yellow Ribbon	Mount Vernon	Private nonprofit	41
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	For-profit	40
Kettering College	Kettering	Private nonprofit	40
Marion Technical College	Marion	Public	39
Chamberlain University-Columbus Yellow Ribbon	Columbus	For-profit	38
Kent State University at East Liverpool	East Liverpool	Public	38
Northwest State Community College	Archbold	Public	38
Southern State Community College	Hillsboro	Public	38
Ohio State University-Marion	Marion	Public	35
Sinclair Community College-Centerville Campus	Centerville	Public	35
DEVRY University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Columbus	For-profit	34
Great Lakes Truck Driving School Flagged	Columbia Station	For-profit	34
Ross College-Sylvania Yellow Ribbon	Sylvania	Private nonprofit	34
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls Flagged	Cuyahoga Falls	For-profit	32
Great Oaks Career Campuses	Cincinnati	Public	32
Malone University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Canton	Private nonprofit	31
Stautzenberger College-Toledo Flagged	Maumee	For-profit	31
Columbus College of Art and Design Yellow Ribbon	Columbus	Private nonprofit	30
Owens Community College-Findlay Campus	Findlay	Public	30
Zane State College	Zanesville	Public	30
Cuyahoga Community College-Westshore Campus	Westlake	Public	29
Fortis College-Columbus	Westerville	For-profit	29
Ursuline College Yellow Ribbon	Pepper Pike	Private nonprofit	29
Ohio Wesleyan University Yellow Ribbon	Delaware	Private nonprofit	28
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences Yellow Ribbon	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	28
Wittenberg University Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Springfield	Private nonprofit	28
The College of Wooster Yellow Ribbon	Wooster	Private nonprofit	27
Hondros College of Nursing -Westerville	Columbus	For-profit	26
Marietta College Yellow Ribbon	Marietta	Private nonprofit	26
Ohio Business College Truck Driving Academy LLC	Dayton	For-profit	26
Ohio University-Eastern Yellow Ribbon	St Clairsville	Public	26
Heidelberg University Yellow Ribbon	Tiffin	Private nonprofit	25
Wilmington College-Main Campus Yellow Ribbon	Wilmington	Private nonprofit	25
Hondros College of Nursing -Independence	Independence	For-profit	24
Aveda Institute-Columbus	Columbus	For-profit	23
Belmont College	St Clairsville	Public	23
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science Yellow Ribbon	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	23
Hondros College of Nursing-Dayton	Dayton	For-profit	23
Valley College-Cleveland	Cleveland	For-profit	23
Defiance College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Defiance	Private nonprofit	22
Lake Erie College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Painesville	Private nonprofit	22
Mount Carmel College of Nursing Yellow Ribbon	Columbus	Private nonprofit	22
Ohio State University-Lima	Lima	Public	22
Bryant & Stratton College-Parma Yellow Ribbon	Parma	Private nonprofit	21
Ehove Career Center	Milan	Public	21
Herzing University-Akron Yellow Ribbon	Akron	Private nonprofit	21
Hiram College Yellow Ribbon Flagged	Hiram	Private nonprofit	21
Ohio State College of Barber Styling	Columbus	For-profit	20
Warren County Career Center Flagged	Lebanon	Public	20
Auburn Career Center	Concord Township	Public	19
Bluffton University Yellow Ribbon	Bluffton	Private nonprofit	19
Performance Training Solutions	Thornville	For-profit	19
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics-Youngstown-Warren Campus	Vienna	Private nonprofit	19
Denison University Yellow Ribbon	Granville	Private nonprofit	18
Ohio Business College-Sheffield Flagged	Sheffield Village	For-profit	18
Aveda Fredric's Institute-Cincinnati	West Chester	For-profit	17
Cleveland Institute of Art Yellow Ribbon	Cleveland	Private nonprofit	17
Oberlin College Yellow Ribbon	Oberlin	Private nonprofit	17
Ohio Media School-Cleveland	Valley View	For-profit	17
Polaris Career Center	Middleburg Heights	Public	17
Apollo Career Center Flagged	Lima	Public	16
Career and Technology Educational Centers	Newark	Public	16
Elite Welding Academy	Cincinnati	For-profit	16
Fortis College-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	For-profit	16
Bryant & Stratton College-Akron Yellow Ribbon	Akron	Private nonprofit	15
Capital University Law School Yellow Ribbon	Columbus	Private nonprofit	15
Collins Career Center Flagged	Chesapeake	Public	15
Hamrick School Flagged	Medina	For-profit	15
Northeast Ohio Medical University	Rootstown	Public	15
Roadmaster Drivers School of Ohio INC	Columbus	For-profit	15
Wilberforce University Flagged	Wilberforce	Private nonprofit	15
Mercy College of Ohio	Toledo	Private nonprofit	14
Mid-East Ctc-Adult Education	Zanesville	Public	14
Ohio Media School-Columbus	Columbus	For-profit	14
Ross College-Canton	Canton	Private nonprofit	14
Sinclair Community College-Mason Campus	Mason	Public	14
Federal Aerospace Institute	Swanton	For-profit	12
Homespection Training Institute	Canton	For-profit	12
Scioto County Career Technical Center	Lucasville	Public	12
Dayton School of Medical Massage-Dayton	Dayton	For-profit	11
Hondros College of Nursing-Maumee	Maumee	For-profit	11
Napier Truck Driver Training INC	Hamilton	For-profit	11
Ohio Institute of Allied Health Flagged	Huber Heights	Private nonprofit	11
Ron West Barber College	Dayton	For-profit	11
United Theological Seminary	Trotwood	Private nonprofit	11
Ashland Theological Seminary	Ashland	Private nonprofit	10
Buckeye Hills Career Center Flagged	Rio Grande	Public	10
Macair Aviation	Xenia	Flight school	10
Ohio State University-Agriculture Technical Institute	Wooster	Public	10
Washington County Career Center	Marietta	Public	10
Art Academy of Cincinnati	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	9
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences	Canton	Private nonprofit	9
Bryant & Stratton College-Solon Yellow Ribbon	Solon	Private nonprofit	9
Cleveland Police Academy	Cleveland	Public	9
East Ohio College Yellow Ribbon	East Liverpool	For-profit	9
Eti Technical College Yellow Ribbon	Niles	For-profit	9
First Flight Aviation	Miamisburg	Flight school	9
Hondros College of Nursing-West Chester	West Chester	For-profit	9
Medina County Career Center	Medina	Public	9
Miami University-Voice of America Learning Center	West Chester	Public	9
Pickaway Ross Career and Technology Center	Chillicothe	Public	9
Valor Christian College	Canal Winchester	Private nonprofit	9
Ashtabula County Technical and Career Center	Jefferson	Public	8
Creative Images Institute of Cosmetology-North Dayton Flagged	Dayton	For-profit	8
Eastland-Fairfield Career and Technical Schools	Groveport	Public	8
Labarberia Institute of Hair Flagged	Mayfield Heights	For-profit	8
New Castle School of Trades-East Liverpool Campus	East Liverpool	For-profit	8
Ohio Media School-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	For-profit	8
American Institute of Alternative Medicine	Columbus	For-profit	7
Antioch University-Online Yellow Ribbon	Yellow Springs	Private nonprofit	7
Antioch University-Phd in Leadership and Change Yellow Ribbon	Yellow Springs	Private nonprofit	7
Cincinnati School of Medical Massage	Cincinnati	For-profit	7
Cleveland Institute of Medical Massage	Middleburg Heights	For-profit	7
Delaware Area Career Center	Delaware	Public	7
Elite Welding Academy-South Point	South Point	For-profit	7
Gods Bible School and College	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	7
Kenyon College Yellow Ribbon	Gambier	Private nonprofit	7
Vantage Career Center	Van Wert	Public	7
Central Ohio Ems Training	Lexington	For-profit	6
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science	Cincinnati	Private nonprofit	6
Paul Mitchell the School-Cincinnati	Cincinnati	For-profit	6
Professional Skills Institute	Maumee	For-profit	6
Southern Ohio Technical Institute	Cincinnati	For-profit	6
Tri-Rivers Career Center	Marion	Public	6
Upper Valley Career Center	Piqua	Public	6
Buckeye Career Center	New Philadelphia	Public	5
Casal Aveda Institute	Niles	For-profit	5
Columbiana County Career and Technical Center	Lisbon	Public	5
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Wpafb Yellow Ribbon	Wpafb	Private nonprofit	5
Firelands Regional Medical Center School of Nursing	Sandusky	Private nonprofit	5
Pioneer Career and Technical Center	Shelby	Public	5
Salon Institute-Columbus	Lewis Center	For-profit	5
Summit Salon Academy-Perrysburg	Perrysburg	For-profit	5
University of Akron Police Academy	Akron	Public	5

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