[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 94 (Wednesday, June 3, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E519-E520]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING NORTH CENTRAL STATE COLLEGE AND THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY--
                               MANSFIELD

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 3, 2026

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize two institutions 
of higher learning in Mansfield, Ohio, that have been recognized for 
academic excellence.
  North Central State College was recently announced as the recipient 
of the 2026 Leah Meyer Austin Award from Achieving the Dream, a non-
profit group that supports community colleges throughout the Nation. 
This award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, honors institutions that 
have demonstrated support for long-term student success. NCSC has been 
a member of the Achieving the Dream network since 2005.
  Also, The Ohio State University's Mansfield campus has been 
designated an Opportunity College in the 2025 Carnegie Classification 
of Institutions of Higher Education. To earn this designation, colleges 
must emphasize a commitment both to enrolling students from a wide

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variety of backgrounds and to ensuring that students are best equipped 
to earn competitive salaries post-graduation. The designation places 
OSU-M in the top 16 percent of colleges in the Nation.
  The two schools will hold a joint event in Mansfield on June 8, 2026, 
to celebrate these milestone recognitions. On behalf of the people of 
Ohio's 4th Congressional District, I am proud to join in the accolades 
to both schools and applaud all they do to provide affordable education 
and workforce training to students from throughout the region.

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