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Life in Northeast Ohio - Education, Culture and Recreation

Northeast Ohio offers many benefits to its citizens. Diverse ethnic communities, numerous educational and cultural institutions, various recreational opportunities and historic charm, just to name a few. Northeast Ohio is both an exciting and comfortable place to live.

Major Employers:

  • Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
  • Akron Public Schools
  • The Fred Albrecht Grocery Co.
  • Roadway Express
  • FirstMerit Corp.
  • First Energy
  • Sterling Inc

    • Higher Education:

  • The University of Akron
  • Kent State University
  • Hiram College
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • Baldwin-Wallace College
  • John Carroll University
  • Walsh University
  • Mount Union College

    • Primary and Secondary Schools:

  • 17.5 Teacher-student ratio
  • 149 Public Schools
  • 46 Non-Public Schools

    Private High schools:

  • Archbishop Hoban
  • Walsh Jesuit
  • St. Vincent-St. Mary
  • Our Lady of the Elms
  • Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy

    • Culture:

  • Blossom Music Center
  • Akron Civic Theater
  • Akron Art Museum
  • Cleveland Art Museum
  • Playhouse Square Center

    • Recreation:

  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park
  • Summit County Metro Parks
  • Geauga Lake Amusement Park
  • Cedar Point Amusement Park
  • Akron Zoo
  • Brandywine and Boston Mills Ski Resorts

    • Akron is within two hours of Pennsylvania and New York skiing.

    Activities:

  • Hale Farm and Village
  • Stan Hywet Hall and Garden
  • Inventure Place/National Inventors Hall of Fame
  • Pro Football Hall of Fame (Canton)
  • Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Cleveland)
  • Great Lakes Science Center (Cleveland)


    • Date Updated: 27-JUN-2007

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