The tuition reduction is a strategic move that the university is hopeful will help mitigate the state’s current nursing shortage.

The UC Student-Run Free Clinic is open on Saturdays within the The Healing Center in Springdale, Ohio. The clinic has been providing free care to adults without health insurance since 2019.

The new Health Informatics, Hospitality Management, and Neuroscience programs will all begin with the Summer 2025 or Fall 2025 semester.

The new RN to BSN program features convenient online coursework and hands-on practicum opportunities to help prepare current registered nurses to become bachelor-degree-holding nurses.

The two institutions have signed a partnership agreement that will form a streamlined pathway for Southern State Community College graduates to continue on to earn a bachelor degree from Ohio University.

The partnership will advance the college’s electric aviation training and will establish a pathway between the college and BETA Technologies for students to receive familiarization training and credentials in electric aviation.

The Aspire program is free for adult students to earn their GED, improve their math and literacy skills, or learn English as a second language. Classes begin every 10 weeks.

The dual degree partnership is the result of a Memorandum of Agreement that the two universities signed back in December of 2022.

The initiative is focused on helping students from rural areas find academic success through reforms and guided pathway frameworks.

The ability for high school students to earn college credits at Central Michigan University through a virtual environment on Meta Quest 3 headsets will begin in the Fall 2025 semester.