North Central Ohio Educational Service Center

What North Central Ohio Educational Service Center does

North Central Ohio Educational Service Center (NCOESC) is a public Educational Service Center organized as a political subdivision of the State of Ohio under the Ohio Revised Code, operating three campuses in Tiffin (headquarters), Marion, and Mansfield. The organization employs more than 300 staff and delivers comprehensive support services to 19+ member K-12 school districts serving more than 29,000 students across North Central Ohio. Its service portfolio spans special education (speech-language pathology, school psychology, occupational and physical therapy, vision and hearing impaired services, classroom and behavioral supports), curriculum and leadership development, technology services (Google Apps for Education, Chromebook management, networking, VOIP, database and website development), preschool programs, professional development (200+ opportunities annually including Ed2Go courses), substitute teacher coordination, fiscal/EMIS services, BCI/FBI background checks, and the SchoolsPLP digital learning platform. NCOESC also houses State Support Team Region 7 and leads the Northwest Ohio Career Pathway Support Network.

Name

North Central Ohio Educational Service Center

Legal name

North Central Ohio Educational Service Center

Website

https://ncoesc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1914

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

NCOESC is a public Ohio Educational Service Center operating three campuses in North Central Ohio, employing 300+ staff to deliver special education, curriculum, technology, professional development, and career-pathway services to 19+ member K-12 districts serving 29,000+ students.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Educational Support Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Schools and Instruction (6116)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

In-Service Professional Development (Workshops/Institutes/Short Courses) (EDACAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping Resources (State/NAEYC/Head Start) (EDACAJAN)

Keywords

• Educational services
• K-12 support services
• Special education services
• School district services
• Professional development education

Headquarters

HQ city

Tiffin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Educational Services to Member Districts: NCOESC provides comprehensive educational services to member school districts including curriculum services, special education services, professional development, technology services, and administrative support. Funding comes from a combination of state allocations, district service fees, and program grants.
2. Professional Development Programs: NCOESC offers over 200 professional development opportunities each year to educators, including certification programs, continuing education courses, and on-demand training through Ed2Go.
3. BCI/FBI Background Check Services: NCOESC provides BCI and FBI criminal background checks for district employees and volunteers at $30 BCI + $30 FBI per check.
4. Career Pathway Support Network Grant: NCOESC received $7.1 million in Career Pathway Support Network (CPSN) grants from Ohio to lead the Northwest Ohio region for career-technical education expansion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

North Central Ohio Educational Service Center (NCOESC) is a regional educational service agency serving K-12 school districts across north central Ohio. Founded in 1914, NCOESC delivers specialized student services, technology support, curriculum and leadership consulting, professional development, substitute staffing, and preschool programming through three campuses (Tiffin, Marion, Mansfield), supporting 29,000+ students and employing 300+ staff.

Product overview

North Central Ohio Educational Service Center (NCOESC) is an educational service center providing comprehensive support services to member school districts across Ohio. The organization operates as a multi-service educational consortium offering a portfolio of interconnected programs organized around several core service areas: Special Education Services (including speech-language pathology, psychology services, physical/occupational therapies, vision and hearing impaired services, classroom supports, and the Parent Mentor Program); Technology Services (network solutions, database development, videoconferencing, VOIP, website design, and technology training using Google Apps for Education); Student Services (preschool programs, student support services); Professional Development (registration services, Ed2Go online courses, paraprofessional examination, LPDC support); Substitute Services (teacher/aide placement and management); Career Pathway Support (Northwest CPSN leading a $7.1M career-technical education initiative); and Administrative Services (BCI/FBI background checks, fiscal services, attendance officer services). NCOESC serves more than 29,000 students through partnerships with over a dozen school districts, operating three campuses in Tiffin, Marion, and Mansfield. The organization also provides Schools PLP, a digital learning management system, and State Support Team Region 7 services. Key technology integrations include Google Apps for Education, Chromebooks, Zoom for virtual meetings, and Frontline Absence Management Systems for substitute coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Technology Services
• Curriculum and Leadership Services
• Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Services
• Psychology Services
• Physical and Occupational Therapies
• Vision Impaired Services
• Hearing Impaired Services
• Gifted Education Services
• Preschool Services
• Classroom Supports
• Substitute Services
• Professional Development
• Parent Mentor Program
• State Support Team 7
• Fiscal Services
• BCI/FBI Background Checks
• Schools PLP
• Family and Children First Council

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves more than 29,000 students across member school districts
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ohio Department of Education & Workforce (ODEW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCOESC partners with ODEW to provide regional support to Speech-Language Pathologists and School Psychologists throughout Northwest Ohio districts. Through this state-level project, dedicated SLP and School Psychology consultants provide FREE services to districts in the region.
• State Support Team 7coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState Support Team Region 7 is housed within NCOESC and operates from the Mansfield Campus. The team provides additional educational support services to the region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Montgomery County Educational Service Center: Montgomery County ESC serves Dayton-area school districts with curriculum, special education, gifted, and PD services under the same Ohio ESC structure. Closely comparable operating model and member-district customer base to NCOESC.
• Hamilton County Educational Service Center: Hamilton County ESC delivers curriculum, special education, professional development, and substitute staffing to districts in the greater Cincinnati region under the same Ohio ESC framework. Direct functional overlap with NCOESC across service lines and customer type.
• Lake County Educational Service Center: Lake County ESC serves Northeast Ohio districts with special education, professional development, and gifted services within Ohio's ESC structure. Direct structural and functional peer to NCOESC across all major service lines.
• Franklin County Educational Service Center: Franklin County ESC supports Columbus-area K-12 districts with special education, curriculum, and professional development services. Same Ohio ESC governance model and member-district customer type as NCOESC.
• Summit County Educational Service Center: Summit County ESC provides special education, professional development, and technology support to Akron-area districts. Operates under the same Ohio ESC regulatory framework and serves a similar K-12 member-district customer base as NCOESC.
• Cuyahoga County Educational Service Center: Cuyahoga County ESC is another Ohio Educational Service Center that provides special education, professional development, and technology services to member K-12 districts. It operates as a direct structural peer with the same state-defined mandate, governance, and funding model as NCOESC.

Others

• Ed2Go: Ed2Go is an online continuing education and professional development platform that partners with NCOESC to deliver asynchronous courses to Ohio educators. It is a content/infrastructure provider that NCOESC distributes through rather than a direct competitor, but is a comparable adjacent player in the K-12 PD market.
• State Support Team Region 1: State Support Teams are housed within Ohio ESCs and provide state-level special education compliance support across regions. SST1 is a sister-team to SST7 (housed at NCOESC), sharing the same state mandate and customer type across a different Ohio region.

Regional players

• North Coast Educational Service Center: North Coast ESC serves school districts in the greater Cleveland/Northeast Ohio region with special education and professional development services. Comparable operating model to NCOESC but serves a different geographic territory within Ohio.
• Northwest Ohio Educational Service Center: Northwest Ohio ESC operates in a region adjacent to NCOESC's CPSN territory and provides curriculum, special education, and PD services to K-12 districts under the same Ohio ESC framework. Comparable model, partial geographic overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NCOESC
• Facebookfacebook.com/ncoesc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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