Education Overview
The University of Rio Grande & Rio Grande Community College
The University of Rio Grande/Rio Grande Community College (URG/RGCC) is a unique partnership between a public community college and a four-year comprehensive university. More than 2,300 students, from 20 states and 14 countries, attend Rio Grande. Students enjoy a 16:1 student faculty ration, with more than 70 academic programs.
Buckeye Hills Career Center
The Buckeye Hills Career Center is a career-technical education center, designed for high school students and adults. The training at BHCC is job specific and provides students with “real skills”, through full time, short/part-time classes and programs. Custom training is also available for both business and industry.
Buckeye Hills Career Center is set to offer a new program, Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Systems (ARMS). ARMS will be offered to high school students that will focus on robotics, programmable logic controllers (PLC), CNC machining, welding, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
Regional Education Partners
Labor Force Status - 45 mi Radius
School
Enrollment
University of Rio Grande / Rio Grande Community College
1,934
Buckeye Hills Career Center & Joint Vocational School
585
Ohio University
29,217
Marshall University
13,321
Hocking College
5,908
Mountwest Community & Technical College
2,257
University of Rio Grande campus
Buckeye Hills Career Center
Gallia Academy High School
