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State board seeks modest operating increase, outlines student-recovery fund and records digitization
Summary
John Ware told the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools requests modest increases to personnel and operations in the 2026–27 biennium and described oversight activity including a student tuition recovery fund and a multiyear effort to digitize student records.
John Ware, executive director of the Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools, told the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee that the board is requesting a modest increase to its operating budget for the 2026–27 biennium and described the board’s oversight workload and student protections.
Ware said the board regulates 243 private career schools that enroll more than 55,000 Ohio students across about 900 approved programs, ranging from short certificates to four‑year degrees. He said the board employs staff to conduct in‑person site visits (about 175 in fiscal year 2024) and to approve and reauthorize programs and schools; fiscal year 2024 activity included 124 new program or degree approvals, 31 new school certificates of registration, 34 renewals and more than 580 program and degree reauthorizations.
The requested budget changes in the governor’s proposal increase the board’s 500 line item…
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