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Educational Overview
Education is the key fuel to growth and prosperity in any region. Miami County offers a wide variety of first-class educational opportunities from pre-school to post-secondary. The region is also fortunate to have excellent career education and training offerings for all ages. The region boasts nine 4-year and three 2-year colleges offering a wide variety of certificates and advanced degrees. Within a 60-mile radius, the offerings grow to twenty six institutions offering degrees in advanced technologies, biomedicine, research, and information technologies, just to name a few. In fact, 25,000 engineers and scientists live and work in the MSA, creating one of the highest concentrations of scientists and engineers in the nation!
Colleges & Universities
Edison State College
Edison College in Piqua offers thirty 2-year associate degrees designed for  students looking to launch a professional career or transfer to a 4-year college. Occupational and technical programs at Edison prepare students for a career in business, engineering, health or public service. Edison's career education programs have been developed to provide students with the job skills area employers are seeking.
Edison can provide extensive training to area manufacturing and service businesses. All training is customized to meet the specific needs of the employer. One firm reported a 4 percent increase in its bottom line due to efficiencies created through Edison training. For more information, visit Edison College
Sinclair Community College
Sinclair College in Dayton is among the largest community colleges in America. Sinclair offers a wide variety of 2-year technical degrees and liberal arts programs for those pursuing a 4-year degree.
For companies, Sinclair offers over 150 contract training programs offered at your business site or on campus. For more information visit Sinclair College
Other Colleges & Universities
In total, twenty five institutions of higher learning are located within about an hour of Miami County. These include:
- University of Dayton,
- Wright State University
- Ball State University
- Miami University
- Air Force Institute of Technology
- Central State.
Career & Technical Programs
Upper Valley JVS Applied Technology Center
Upper Valley JVS in Piqua offers (vocational) career and technical programs to high school students and adults in Miami and Shelby County. UVJVS also offers a wide variety of training programs that meet the needs of business and industry. UVJVS serves many area businesses and industry with computer, industrial, and human resource training. For more information visit UVJVS
Miami Valley Career Technology Center (MVCTC)
MVCTC offers full-time and part-time vocational and technical courses and programs. On-site training, apprenticeship program assistance, job profiling and assessment are also available to area business and industry. For more information visit MVCTC
Specialized Training
While Career and Technical Schools provide excellent programs for students and companies in the area, the region also boasts a long list of schools and institutions that provide highly specialized training. These include:
- Hobart Institute of Welding
- International College of Broadcasting
- ITT Technical Institute
- Kettering College of Medical Arts
- Miami-Jacobs College
- Ohio Institute of Photography & Technology
- RETS Tech Center
- Southwestern College of Business
- United Theological Seminary
K-12 Education
Miami County Educational Service Center
Miami County offers 42 public and 9 private schools, meeting the needs of a diverse population. For information and links to our community schools, visit the Miami County ESC
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