(C) Ohio Capital Journal This story was originally published by Ohio Capital Journal and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Ohio's public colleges and universities receive $397 million from capital budget • Ohio Capital Journal [1] ['Megan Henry', 'Morgan Trau', 'Shauneen Miranda', 'More From Author', '- July', '.Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Coauthors.Is-Layout-Flow', 'Class', 'Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus', 'Display Inline', '.Wp-Block-Co-Authors-Plus-Avatar'] Date: 2024-07 Ohio’s public colleges and universities will get $397 million from the state’s capital budget. The $4.2 billion budget passed Wednesday in both chambers and Gov. Mike DeWine signed the budget into law Friday morning. The capital money is going toward things such as basic renovations, HVAC upgrades, restroom upgrades, infrastructure improvements, ceiling repairs and replacement and electrical repairs, among other things. The Ohio Department of Higher Education commended DeWine and lawmakers for the capital budget. “Maintaining our college and university facilities makes it possible for students to learn in state-of-the-art facilities that will prepare them to thrive in tomorrow’s workforce,” ODHE Chancellor Mike Duffey said in an email. The Inter-University Council of Ohio was pleased with the allotments Ohio’s public universities received in the capital budget. “This support will help our institutions make important updates to state-owned facilities and reduce the deferred maintenance burden they face,” President and CEO of the Inter-University Council Laura Lanese said in a statement. “The legislature’s backing of Ohio’s public universities’ capital budget request recognizes the critical role our institutions play in driving innovation and research, training tomorrow’s workforce, and ensuring a well-educated citizenry.” Universities The 14 public universities and their branch campuses are getting $312.08 million from the state budget. Some of the branch and regional campuses at Wright State University, Ohio University, Ohio State University, Kent State University and Bowling Green State University are also getting funds from the capital budget. Ohio State University, one of the largest universities in the nation by enrollment, received the most money with $78.8 million. The Ohio State University — $78,816,467 University of Cincinnati — $42,941,829 Kent State University — $30,346,950 Ohio University — $28,524,432 Miami University — $23,857,620 University of Toledo — $19,053,599 Bowling Green State University — $18,139,967 University of Akron — $17,237,372 Cleveland State University — $15,779,731 Wright State University — $13,770,200 Youngstown State University — $12,705,498 Central State University — $4,820,248 Shawnee State University — $3,507,300 Northeast Ohio Medical University — $2,586,087 Community Colleges Community colleges are also getting a big chunk of money from the capital budget — $82.5 million. Columbus State Community College — $16,944,986 Cuyahoga Community College — $14,415,941 Sinclair Community College — $12,210,997 Lorain County Community College — $6,499,304 Cincinnati State Technical and Community College — $6,059,000 Owens Community College — $6,055,798 Lakeland Community College — $4,603,008 Clark State Community College — $3,387,460 Edison Community College — $3,237,301 Southern State Community College — $2,684,296 Northwest State Community College — $2,496,210 Washington State Community College — $1,366,353 Terra Community College — $1,342,177 Rio Grande Community College — $1,218,867 Follow OCJ Reporter Megan Henry on Twitter. [END] --- [1] Url: https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/briefs/ohios-public-colleges-and-universities-receive-397-million-from-capital-budget/ Published and (C) by Ohio Capital Journal Content appears here under this condition or license: Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/ohiocapitaljournal/