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State board, technical centers urge continued funding for career colleges, OTC Plus expansion
Summary
The State Board of Career Colleges and Schools and the Ohio Association for Career and Technical Education told the Senate committee that private career schools and Ohio Technical Centers enroll tens of thousands, deliver short-term credentials and need sustained funding and coordination with workforce programs.
John Ware, Executive Director of the State Board of Career Colleges and Schools, told the committee the board oversees roughly 243 private career schools enrolling more than 55,000 students and approving over 900 programs, and requested modest budget increases to cover personnel costs and operational needs. "The board is responsible for monitoring and regulating 243 private career schools in the state of Ohio," Ware said, describing site visits, program approvals and a tuition recovery fund for students of closed schools.
Ware said…
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