Advocacy for Ohio & Michigan Career Schools

Career colleges and schools make a powerful impact on the economy in Ohio and Michigan, and when we stand together to raise issues that are important to us, we are heard. OMACCS is the only organization in either state that unifies the voices of career colleges and schools, and shares our story with legislators and regulators.

Ohio & Michigan Classrooms

Who We Represent

We act as the voice for the hundreds of career colleges and schools that provide professional, technical, career-specific programs in over 200 occupational areas. They grant degrees, certificates, and diplomas to graduates— who go on to work in our communities and generate tax dollars for our states.

How We Take Action

We keep in regular contact with the state licensing boards of Michigan and Ohio, accrediting commissions, and state and regional professional agencies, and provide up-to-the-minute information to the Ohio and Michigan General Assemblies, Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), Ohio Department of Education (ODE), Ohio State Board of Career Colleges and Schools, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO), and the U.S. Dept. of Education. We also partner with Pappas & Associates, who lobbies on behalf of our sector.

OH HB 33 - Ohio State Budget

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signed-off on the state budget and includes the following programs for our Ohio career colleges and schools: