Alternative Licensure
Ohio code allows non-profit organizations to seek approval for Alternative Licensure programs. For a list of approved providers and programs, visit the Alternative Licensure Institutes page.
The Educator Preparation Program Finder is the complete list of Chancellor-approved programs that lead to Ohio licensure/endorsement. The Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) verifies that programs on this list hold the authority to recommend program completers for an Ohio educator license.
Please visit the Ohio Department of Education’s website for additional questions about obtaining an Ohio license by completing a program that is not approved by the Chancellor.
| Institution |
Program Level |
License/Teaching Field(s) | Online Option | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owens State Community College | Associate | Educational Paraprofessional (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Zane State College | Associate | Educational Paraprofessional (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Owens State Community College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Zane State College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| University of Rio Grande | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| University of Cincinnati | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | Online | |
| Miami University | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Belmont College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Hocking College | Associate | Educational Paraprofessional (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Columbus State Community College | Associate | Educational Paraprofessional (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Hocking College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Columbus State Community College | Associate | Interpreter for the Hearing Impaired (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Ohio University | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Columbus State Community College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Eastern Gateway Community College | Associate | Educational Paraprofessional (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Xavier University | Associate | Occupational Therapy Assistant | None | |
| Eastern Gateway Community College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Lakeland Community College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| James A. Rhodes State College | Associate | Educational Paraprofessional (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Edison State Community College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Kent State University | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Lorain County Community College | Associate | Educational Paraprofessional (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| James A. Rhodes State College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| North Central State Community College | Associate | Educational Paraprofessional (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Sinclair Community College | Associate | Educational Paraprofessional (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Lorain County Community College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Sinclair Community College | Associate | Interpreter for the Hearing Impaired (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | Associate | Interpreter for the Hearing Impaired (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Sinclair Community College | Associate | Prekindergaten Associate (Birth to Age 5) | None | |
| Cuyahoga Community College | Associate | Educational Paraprofessional (Birth to Age 5) | None |
