3301 Hocking Parkway
Nelsonville, OH 45764

Hocking College focuses on combining real-world experience with coursework to provide the most valuable education experience possible for its students. It has created many opportunities for field experience, including Hocking Travel Agency, the College Owned Hotel, and Hocking Woods Nature Center. These places of business and recreation not only serve students' educational pursuits, but they also serve the public in the surrounding communities.

Areas of study at Hocking College include programs in business, arts and sciences, industrial technology, computer and information technology, hospitality, health and nursing, public safety, and natural resources. Students can earn Associate Degrees or general education credits that can later transfer to a four-year institution. Additionally, Hill College offers five different certificate options, ranging from the 12-hour certificate of completion to the technologist certificate, which involves taking advanced courses after completion of the Associate Degree or in preparation for a bachelor's degree.

More than 80 percent of Hocking's alumni continue their education or are employed in careers related to their fields of study. It appears that Hocking College's "learning by doing" philosophy enables its students to achieve fulfilling careers after graduation.

Quick Facts:

Hocking College offers the world's only associate's degree program in materials and manufacturing.

Located 60 miles from Columbus, the 2300-acre Hocking College campus is surrounded by the Wayne National Forest.

Hocking College's 6,000 students hail from 88 counties in Ohio, as well as 31 states and 47 countries.

The academic year at Hocking College is divided into four quarters rather than two semesters.

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