COMMUNITY PROFILES
Newcomers to Cleveland and Northeast Ohio will be impressed by the quality of the educational system, with public and private schools available on every academic level. From preschool through graduate school, this region offers easy access to well-managed learning environments that include industrial training and continuing education. Even the public school districts offer a number of options that include magnet schools, charter schools, advanced placement, and vocational training. Cuyahoga Community College maintains its metropolitan campus in downtown Cleveland, providing an affordable start on a four-year degree as well as many two-year programs, customized training, and continuing education. The most prominent of the institutions of higher education in Greater Cleveland is Case Western Reserve University in University Circle, distinguished as a world-renowned research and teaching institution. University Circle is also home to the Cleveland Institute of Art, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. Cleveland State University is another downtown campus, and Myers University offers a private college that focuses on business education.

Northeast Ohio adds a wealth of additional educational options, from award-winning schools and community or technical colleges to public and private colleges and universities. Public universities include Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Kent State University, the University of Akron, and Youngstown State University. Private colleges include Baldwin Wallace College, the College of Wooster, David N. Myers College, Hiram College, John Carroll University, Lake Erie College, Malone College, Mount Union College, Notre Dame, Oberlin College, Ursuline College, the University of Phoenix, and Walsh University.

The healthcare facilities that serve this vast area are second to none, crowned by the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic with its associated Children’s Hospital and Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital. The healthcare community is so vital and progressive that Cleveland is emerging as an area for biotechnology and fuel cell research, led by Case Western Reserve University, the Cleveland Clinic, and the University Hospitals of Cleveland. Scores of hospitals and medical centers are strategically located throughout the metropolitan areas, cities, towns, and suburbs to ensure access to routine and advanced care close to home. Skilled physicians represent every major specialty and most subspecialties, offering private practices and multi-discipline clinics. Family practice clinics, emergency care treatment centers, same-day surgery, specialized institutes, rehabilitation and long-term care centers, and hospice are just a few of the auxiliary services that make up the comprehensive healthcare network.