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LSC and LBO brief House Workforce and Higher Education Committee on enrollment trends, funding formula and OCOG
Summary
Legislative staff presented an overview of Ohio higher education institutions, the State Share of Instruction (SSI) funding formula, and the Ohio College Opportunity Grant (OCOG). Presenters cited FY2024 spending and recent appropriations in House Bill 33 and answered lawmakers’ questions about enrollment trends and data requests.
Rachel Larson of the Legislative Service Commission and Ed Millane of the Legislative Budget Office briefed the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee on the structure of Ohio’s higher education system, funding formulas and student aid during a committee meeting.
Larson opened the presentation by outlining the types of institutions in Ohio — 14 state universities and 24 regional branch campuses, state and technical community colleges, private nonprofit colleges and private for‑profit career schools — and the statutory chapters that create or authorize them. "Thank you. Chair Young, vice chair Ritter, ranking member Piccolo Antonio, and members of the committee. Thank you for inviting us to present to the committee today on higher education," Larson said as she began the overview.
The briefing emphasized the State Share of Instruction, or SSI, as the main operating subsidy for Ohio’s roughly 60 public universities and community colleges. Millane said, "SSI had expenditures of $2,090,000,000 in fiscal year 2024," and that SSI represented more…
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