Ohio University Southern Campus is a satellite campus of Ohio University in Ironton, Ohio. The campus also has an extension in Proctorville, Ohio, and the Ohio Horse Park in Franklin Furnace, Ohio. The university began in 1956 when it hosted college-level classes in Ironton High School with an initial enrollment of 90 students. History Buildings The main Ohio University Southern campus in Ironton has four distinct buildings. The Collins Center offers student services, including enrollment offices. Four lecture halls, an auditorium, library, and The Southernmost Café. It was the first structure completed on the new campus, completed in 1985. The Academic Building contains the Center for Nursing Education, the Caucus Room, a biology and chemistry lab, and the TASC Lab. The Riffe Center has numerous classrooms, administration offices and audio/video laboratories. The Dingus Technology Building has faculty offices, an auditorium, the art department, two computer labs, nursing labs, and three Ohio University Learning Network rooms. The Nature Center no longer exists The Ohio University Proctorville Center in Proctorville has one structure. The . structure was completed in September 2006. Ground breaking was held on July 12, 2005 for the new, permanent building. The Ohio Horse Park in Franklin Furnace has several buildings. Which offers a Therapeutic Riding Course. Ohio University Southern now has quality childcare for OUS students through a partnership with the Lawrence County Early Childhood Academy. It is located only from the Southern Campus in Hanging Rock. The building was a former elementary school for Rock Hill Local School District. Academics Ohio University Southern Campus offers 11 associate degrees and 8 bachelor's degrees. The Resource Commons The library contains 25,000 volumes, 200 periodical subscriptions, as well as microforms, audiovisual materials, CD-ROMS and electronic databases. The Library has a Quiet Study Room and a Group Study Room available for student use. Nature Center The Nature Center at Ohio University Southern no longer exists. The Ohio Horse Park The Ohio Horse Park, located in Franklin Furnace, Ohio, is a large 184 acre (745,000 m²) horse farm. It contains an outdoor show, dressage, indoor and indoor therapy arena. It has 44 stalls for show rental, two classrooms and one common area and camper hookups for shows and travelers. It is home to the Ohio University Southern Reproduction Center, the Ohio Horse Park Center for Therapeutic Riding, Ohio University Southern Equine Studies Program, Ohio University Southern Southern Equestrian Teams, Ohio University Southern