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The Ohio State University at Marion campus in Marion County, Ohio is a coeducational public university founded in 1957. Its 180-acre campus is situated in a small rural town located 45 miles north of Columbus. There are 6 buildings in the campus. OSU Marion has baccalaureate program accreditation with NCATE. Its average class size is 22. An average age of students is 23.5. The Marion Campus Library of the OSU Marion campus contains over 48,000 books, a large reference collection and over 300 subscriptions. The library collection also includes print periodical indexes, microforms, maps, newspapers and a pamphlet file. In addition, special collections in careers and children’s literature as well as the Warren G. Harding/Norman Thomas Research Collection are also available. It also provides access to all the resources of The Ohio State University and Ohio Link. About 88% percent of students at the Marion campus are awarded federal or state financial aids. The student body consists of 63% female and 37% male. Students who start at Marion may finish their degrees at the Columbus campus with one of Ohio State's 170+ majors. A Post-Secondary Enrollment Option at the campus is a highly selective program which provides opportunity for qualified students to enroll in college while still in high school. Two extensions connected with the Marion campus are the '''OSU Delaware Center''' and the Alber Enterprise Center The OSU Delaware Center is located at 7774 Graphics Way, Lewis Center, Ohio, near the corner of U.S. 23 and Orange Road, just 4.5 miles north of Interstate 270. The Center offers a diverse day and evening class schedule each quarter. Students may take many of the courses to complete the first two years of many Ohio State's degrees or all course requirements for an Associate of Arts degree. Some selected graduate programs in education are also offered at the Center. The Alber Enterprise Center is a campus-based corporate education center. It helps providing work force training,organization development, and performance improvement techniques. It is a resource, research, and education tool for business and industry for students at the Marion Campus and Deleware center.
Academic Programs Complete bachelor's degree programs are: Two master's degree programs are: In addition, the Athletics The Marion campus provides intercollegiate athletic opportunities in golf, men's basketball, soccer, women's basketball, women's volleyball, and cheerleading. Ohio State Marion athletes compete annually in the Ohio Regional Campus Conference against universities such as Clark State, University of Akron regional campuses, Kent State regional campuses, University of Findlay and OSU sister campuses in Lima, Mansfield & Newark Student life Student Organizations There are many (over 20) student clubs on campus to entertain a variety of student interests. Sport clubs and intramural sports Students at the Marion campus have the opportunity to participate in a variety of intramural sports such as basketball, softball, and volleyball. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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