The Right Sized Community?
For many it’s somewhere between a town and a city. It’s a place that has cultural offerings like theaters, a performing arts center and a summer music festival. It provides strong schools, community colleges and universities. It offers recreational facilities like an ice rink, waterpark and a kayaking venue.
Springfield is just such a community — large enough to support abundant city amenities, but small enough so that all can work together and allow Springfield to be stronger than the sum of its parts.
Life
Education
What Interests You? You'll Find it in Our Schools!
Workforce Initiative: YouScience
Discover. Develop. Dream
The Greater Springfield Partnership has created a new workforce and talent initiative designed to develop and retain talent in our community by partnering with local schools and local employers.
YouScience empowers students in our community to uncover their unique strengths through an aptitude-based assessment that aligns with their natural talents. By identifying their aptitudes, YouScience helps students recognize which careers might be a good fit, enabling them to make more informed educational and career choices. This tool fosters confidence as students see how their skills can connect to real-world opportunities.
Springfield-Clark Career Technology Center
Producing Students Ready for the Future
The Springfield-Clark Career Technology Center, located near the campus of Clark State College, is a skill development and career technical education center. They offer 28 career preparatory programs to local junior and senior high school students.
Students who aspire to college education get a huge jump-start through our programs and our unique partnerships with post-secondary education. We offer a dynamic and exciting high school experience for those students and families that choose the CTC.
Global Impact STEM Academy
Ohio's Only Bio-Science STEM School
The Global Impact STEM Academy focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) curriculum specializing in the areas of Food Science, Bioscience, Energy and Environment.
The early-college high school blends every course together into real-world experiences and assignments that push students beyond the classroom and into a meaningful future.
The Academy is located in the historic South High School building, and on the campus of Clark State.
Springfield City Schools
Our city school district is made up of 10 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 high school, and the school of innovation.
While they offer unique options at all grade levels, our middle school and high school students have seen the most striking growth in educational options as we now allow students to blend traditional coursework, on-line coursework, and experiential learning.
Clark County Schools
Our six county school districts – Northeastern, Northwestern, Greenon, Clark-Shawnee, Tecumseh and Southeastern – consistently see high graduation rates of students prepared for career, college or military services.
Career and college readiness is a focus in the county schools with various popular programs such as fine arts, JROTC, FFA, College Credit Plus and more.
Clark County ESC
The Clark County Educational Service Center is a partner for your local schools here in Clark County - we collaborate with districts to offer high-quality services to students through shared services. The shared services model allows districts to defray costs of offering exceptional services to make the most of our local tax dollars.
Springfield's Private Schools: A Long History of Excellence in Education
Private Schools Have Long Been an Important Segment of Education in Clark County
Catholic Central Schools
Catholic Central Schools, a K through 12 program, is prepared for the future with a $6.3 million building expansion to better accommodate its program of students with exceptional college acceptance rates.
Emmanuel Christian Academy
Emmanuel Christian Academy, which educates from preschool through high school, provides a Christian-based education on a gleaming campus at Springfield’s north end.
Ridgewood School
The school’s 1st through 8th grade program is one of the oldest independent co-ed schools in the state. Its students regularly become leaders in the high schools of their choice.
Nightingale Montessori
Nightingale Montessori is the area’s only Montessori school, providing an individually focused education for students in grades K through 12.
Higher Education
A Collage of Colleges: There's No Place Like Ohio for Colleges, and the Springfield and Clark County Areas are Truly Blessed
Clark State College
Clark State College, a pioneer in twoyear post-high school education in Ohio, offers over 125 degree and certificate programs for both traditional and non-traditional students. The college partners with local employers to develop training programs tailored to regional workforce needs.
One key program is Advanced Manufacturing, covering welding, additive manufacturing, CNC, and industrial maintenance, funded by a $2.5M grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration.
Wittenberg University
Since its founding in 1845, Wittenberg University has been a leader in liberal arts education and Division III athletics. Recently, women’s field hockey and volleyball have joined the powerhouse tradition of men’s football and basketball.
The university’s endowment of the Sarah Hirt Hagen Center for Civic and Urban Engagement has further strengthened its connection with Springfield. Wittenberg is also expanding its offerings with careerfocused programs, including a nursing bachelor’s degree, criminal justice, and an accounting degree completion program, all while maintaining its strong liberal arts foundation.
Expanding Higher Ed Opportunities
Cedarville University
Vibrant Cedarville University is a 20-minute drive south. Carrying a proud 125-year Christian tradition, it has established itself as a top flight university with a wide range of offerings, with strength in the science and health fields. Cedarville’s Yellow Jackets are a longtime powerhouse in the Division II Great Midwest Athletic Conference, but the university has even more pride in its celebration of Biblical truths.
Antioch University Midwest
Antioch University Midwest, in nearby Yellow Springs, provides a convenient way for adults to complete their bachelor’s degrees or to tailor individualized master’s programs to fit their career plans. The university’s Ph.D. in Leadership and Change has established itself as a program that fits its time, and online and overseas studies provide flexibility that makes it possible to fit meaningful learning into the context of busy lives.
Antioch College
In the spirit of its first president, Horace Mann, Antioch College in Yellow Springs provides a rigorous liberal arts education with the belief that scholarship and life experience are strengthened when linked, that diversity in all its manifestations is a fundamental component of excellence in education, and that authentic social and community engagement is vital for those who strive to win victories for humanity.
Healthcare
Mercy Health — Springfield Regional Medical Center
Keeping Springfield Healthy for More than 100 Years
Mercy Health — Springfield Regional Medical Center provides comprehensive medical services for residents of Clark County and surrounding communities. As Springfield’s only full-service hospital, we offer complete care including 24/7 emergency services, world-class heart and vascular, state-of-the-art oncology services with an affiliation with The James Cancer Network, maternity services, critical and intensive care, surgery and pediatric care — all provided by skilled doctors and highly trained health professionals. SRMC is part of one of the largest health care systems in the country, delivering high-quality, compassionate care with one united purpose: to help our patients be well in mind, body and spirit.
Mercy Health — Urbana Hospital
Serving the Healthcare Needs of Residents of Urbana and Champaign County
Since 1951, Mercy Health — Urbana Hospital, has delivered quality, comprehensive, compassionate care. With a broad range of inpatient and outpatient services, skilled staff and state-of-the-art equipment. With a rich tradition of medical excellence, our dedicated staff provides compassionate, high quality care and outstanding service for all stages of life. It is our mission to be committed to your family’s health and to value the relationships between our caring staff and the communities we serve. We provide comprehensive medical, surgical and emergency care. In addition to family medicine and pediatric care, our services include orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation, emergency services, a full range of imaging and laboratory services, digital mammography, and more.
Mercy Health – Springfield Cancer Center
World-Class, State-of-the-Art Cancer Care Close to Home
Mercy Health has teamed up with The James Cancer Network of Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center — James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute to offer enhanced, compassionate cancer care in Springfield. Together, our exceptional team of caregivers is here to provide a team approach to your support and care, so we can be there for every step of your healing journey.
Mercy Health – Acute Rehab Unit
One Step Closer to Home
The Acute Rehab Unit (ARU) at Springfield Regional Medical Center offers 3 hours of daily physical, occupational and/ or speech therapy to patients in need of intensive rehabilitation. The One Step Closer to Home project, with an expected completion date of Spring 2025, is a transformative project that will bring the look and feel of Springfield into our rehab program. Thanks to philanthropic support, the unit will feature Springfield murals, local businesses, and functional spaces, all aimed at allowing the therapists and their patients to practice real-life skills to improve safety, confidence and capabilities before returning back into the community. The program will have it’s own bank, grocery store, restaurant, home improvement store, porch, and so much more.
Mercy Health — Dayton Springfield Emergency Center
Compassionate, High-Quality Healthcare and Emergency Services for Fairborn, Enon and Surrounding Areas
Mercy Health — Dayton Springfield Emergency Center, offers you the high-quality health care you need and the compassion you deserve. Our campus includes a full service emergency center as well as outpatient imaging and lab services. The ER is designed to treat patients suffering from a wide range of health issues from strokes and heart attacks, to respiratory distress, head injuries, abdominal pain, sports and orthopedic injuries and more. Patients needing to be admitted to the hospital will be treated, stabilized and transported as appropriate. The 11,000 square foot facility is conveniently located just off exit 24 along I-675 and features: 10 exam rooms, Outpatient imaging services for MRI, Ultrasound and Diagnostic X-ray, Board-certified ED physicians, Chest pain center to evaluate emergency cardiac care, Fast track sports medicine program for sports-related injuries, Outpatient Laboratory open 24/7.
Mental Health Services
A Full Spectrum of Care
An 11,000 sf, $4M expansion was completed in 2022 to provide youth services and primary care. . With inpatient, outpatient, emergency and transition services, it also works cooperatively with the Springfield-based Mental Health and Recovery Board of Clark, Greene and Madison counties to provide a full spectrum of care.
Clark County Combined Health District
Into the Future Together
Just as the nation is starting to focus on how managing chronic illness can both improve health and cut costs, the Clark County Combined Health District is leading the community into a healthier future. With its Community Health Assessment in hand, the district is coordinating a community-wide effort to improve the overall health of the community.
Ohio Valley Surgical Center
Quality and Compassionate Care You Can Trust
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery at Ohio Valley Endoscopic spine surgery is a minimally invasive procedure designed to treat various spinal conditions, such as herniated discs, spinal stenosis, and more—without the need for large incisions. With only a one-inch or less incision site, this alternative to traditional open surgery boasts several benefits:
- Smaller incisions allow for less tissue damage and scarring.
- Shorter recovery time compared to traditional surgery.
- Less post-operative pain.
- In many cases, patients can GO HOME the SAME DAY.
- Lower risk of complications, infection, and blood loss.
Throughout the last 16 years, the team at Ohio Valley has worked each day to provide excellence in medical and surgical care that patients and families choose. We will continue to ELEVATE THE STANDARD OF HEALTHCARE IN OUR COMMUNITY by providing the best patient experience and care you can trust. Learn more at ovsurgical.com
Rocking Horse Community Health Center
A Medical Home for Everyone
With its core belief that every person deserves a medical home, the Rocking Horse Community Health Center provides primary care services to residents of all ages, regardless of ability to pay. The center, located just east of the South Fountain Historic District, underwent an $8 million, 42,000 square foot expansion to its campus in 2013.
Kettering Health Springfield Medical Center
24/7 Emergency Center Including Lab and Imaging
The 42,000 square foot Kettering Health Springfield medical center is Kettering’s largest investment in the Springfield area to date.
The Springfield location features examination rooms and offices for outpatient and specialist care. In addition, the facility has a 24-hour fully functioning emergency department with 14 emergency beds and accommodations for trauma care and behavioral health. The space also includes imaging, lab services and office space for outpatient primary care and other similar service such as cardiology.
