University of Akron - Wayne College

What University of Akron - Wayne College does

The University of Akron Wayne College is a regional campus of The University of Akron, a public Ohio state university, located on a 160-acre site in Orrville, Ohio. Founded in 1972 as Wayne General and Technical College and renamed in 1990, the institution delivers associate and bachelor's degree programs and serves as an open-access, commuter-friendly on-ramp to The University of Akron's 200+ degree majors, with students able to complete general-education coursework at Wayne and transfer to the main Akron campus or finish online.

The college's core technology stack is commodity higher-education infrastructure: the Brightspace learning management system for online and hybrid course delivery, UA Secure Wi-Fi, computer labs running standard academic software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), the STARS accessibility-accommodation platform, and a student-facing Makerspace / 3D printing lab. Differentiated capabilities are limited to operational student services — Smucker Learning Center tutoring, academic advising, career services, and accessibility compliance under Section 504, ADA Title II, and ADAAA — rather than proprietary technology assets.

The business model is tuition-driven and publicly funded: students pay $300.85 per credit hour part-time or a flat $3,977.28 per semester full-time (including general service fee), augmented by a $3,000 Regional Campus Achievement Scholarship, county-foundation scholarships, and federal/state financial aid. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the UA website, campus visits, and partnerships with local chambers of commerce and regional high schools (College Credit Plus). Revenue is not publicly disclosed at the campus level; the regional campus is funded through state appropriations, tuition, and donations to the parent university system, and is not an investable commercial entity.

Name

University of Akron - Wayne College

Legal name

The University of Akron Wayne College

Website

https://wayne.uakron.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Regional campus of The University of Akron in Orrville, Ohio, offering associate and bachelor's degree programs with transfer pathways to UA's 200+ majors, serving commuter students across six northeast Ohio counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Junior Colleges (6112), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

akta.pro primary industry

Comprehensive Community Colleges (Transfer + Workforce) (EDAHADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transfer/University-Parallel Community Colleges (EDAHADAF), Junior Colleges (Associate-Degree Granting) (EDAHADAC)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Community college education
• Associate degree programs
• Bachelor degree programs
• Transfer pathway programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Orrville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: UA Wayne College generates revenue primarily through tuition and fees. Students pay tuition based on credit hours or a flat semester rate for full-time enrollment. Additional fees include General Service Fee, developmental support fees, engineering infrastructure fees, and online course fees. Financial aid in the form of grants, scholarships, loans, and work-study is combined into financial aid packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

University of Akron Wayne College is a regional campus located in Orrville, Ohio that delivers associate and bachelor degree programs, general education transfer courses, and College Credit Plus dual enrollment. Students can begin any of The University of Akron's 200+ majors at Wayne and transfer to the main campus or complete degrees online. The college also provides student support services including the Smucker Learning Center, academic advising, library, career services, and a 3D printing Makerspace.

Product overview

The University of Akron Wayne College is a regional campus of The University of Akron located in Orrville, Ohio. The institution offers associate and bachelor's degree programs, with pathways to transfer to the main Akron campus or complete degrees online. Key student services include the Smucker Learning & Testing Center (offering tutoring, testing services, and accessibility accommodations), Technical Support Services, Campus Police, and a Makerspace/3D Lab. The college provides financial aid support, scholarships, and utilizes the Brightspace learning management system for course delivery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Associate Degree Programs

Named customers3 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Orrville Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal business organization partnership providing community connections and networking opportunities for students and local businesses.
• Wooster Chamber of CommerceminorOthersLocal business organization partnership providing community connections and networking opportunities for students in the Wooster area.
• Holmes County Education & Community FoundationminorOthersExternal scholarship organization administering scholarships for Holmes County residents attending UA Wayne.
• Medina County Community FoundationminorOthersExternal scholarship organization administering scholarships for Medina County residents attending UA Wayne.
• Wayne County Community FoundationminorOthersExternal scholarship organization administering scholarships for Wayne County residents attending UA Wayne.
• The University of Akron (Main Campus)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUA Wayne is the regional campus of The University of Akron, providing access to all 200+ degree programs. Students can complete associate degrees or begin bachelor's degrees at Wayne and transfer to the main campus or online programs to finish their degrees.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Sinclair Community College: A large public community college in Dayton, Ohio, with strong online degree programs and workforce-aligned credentials; competes with Wayne for adult learners and online-only students across Ohio.
• Cuyahoga Community College: Ohio's largest community college, based in the Cleveland metro area; offers comparable associate and transfer pathways and an extensive online portfolio that competes with Wayne for non-traditional and adult learners statewide.
• Lorain County Community College: A public community college in Elyria, Ohio, with a well-known University Partnership program that mirrors Wayne's transfer pathway model; competes for price-sensitive Ohio students seeking bachelor's degree completion.
• Ashland University: A private university in Ashland County, Ohio, geographically adjacent to Wayne College; competes for traditional and transfer students in the same regional labor market with a broader bachelor's degree portfolio.

Direct peers

• Bowling Green State University – Firelands: A regional campus of BGSU in Huron, Ohio, with the same regional-campus-of-a-state-university model as Wayne, offering associate and bachelor's pathway programs in a comparable rural Ohio setting.
• Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI): A regional campus of The Ohio State University in Wooster, Ohio (adjacent to Wayne's footprint); offers associate degrees and the first two years of bachelor's programs in a similar rural, applied-education model.
• Stark State College: A public community college in North Canton, Ohio serving Stark County — overlapping Wayne College's Stark County catchment and competing for the same commuter, working-adult student base with similar associate degree and transfer pathways.
• Kent State University at Tuscarawas: A regional campus of Kent State University in New Philadelphia, Ohio — a near-identical regional-campus model serving Tuscarawas County with associate and bachelor's pathways from a parent state university.
• North Central State College: A public community college in Mansfield, Ohio, serving a rural North Central Ohio region that partially overlaps Wayne's geographic footprint, offering similar associate degrees and university transfer pathways.

Broad incumbents

• The University of Akron (Main Campus): The parent university of Wayne College; Wayne is essentially its regional extension offering lower-cost entry to the same 200+ degree programs, making the main campus both feeder and competitor for upper-division students.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ua_waynecollege
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/WayneWebEditor
• Facebookfacebook.com/80837696594
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/university-of-akron-wayne-college
• Instagraminstagram.com/ua_wayne_college

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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