Purposes of the Organization

Mission
Attempting to foster cooperation and communication among Ohio's two-year institutions of higher education, the OATYC provides the viewpoint of the state-assisted two-year campuses to the Ohio Board of Regents and to the State Legislature, while increasing the contribution of the state-assisted two-year colleges to the total educational process in Ohio.  Additionally, the organization is committed to the following purposes: 

• To provide a forum in which all state-assisted two-year campuses can meet to discuss and resolve mutual problems.
  

• To foster cooperation and communication among Ohio's institutions of higher education.
  

• To provide the viewpoint of the state-assisted two-year campuses to the Ohio Board of Regents and to the State Legislature.
  

• To identify and improve the status, prestige and welfare of all state-assisted two-year campuses in Ohio.
  

• To cooperate with other Ohio agencies, colleges, and universities in research and activities that promote the effectiveness of higher education in Ohio.
  

• To increase the contribution of the state-assisted two-year colleges to the total educational process in the state of Ohio.