, ▁ 2 3 ▁two - four ▁community ▁colleg es ▁and ▁technical ▁colleg es , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ 1 3 ▁gradu ate ▁schools , ▁ 7 ▁medical ▁schools , ▁ 6 ▁law ▁schools , ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁business ▁schools ▁within ▁camp uses . ▁Additionally , ▁some ▁camp uses ▁offer ▁Ad ult ▁Work force ▁Education ▁( A WE ) ▁and ▁Ad ult ▁Basic ▁and ▁Liter acy ▁Education ▁( ABLE ) ▁programs . ▁The ▁A WE ▁and ▁AB LE ▁programs ▁were ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Department ▁of ▁Education ▁to ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁flexible ▁system ▁of ▁higher ▁education ▁that ▁will ▁improve ▁services ▁while ▁reducing ▁costs ▁to ▁students . ▁The ▁total ▁annual ▁en roll ment ▁of ▁University ▁System ▁of ▁Ohio ▁institutions ▁is ▁over ▁ 5 0 9 , 7 2 0 ▁as ▁of ▁fall ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ranking ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁largest ▁public ▁university ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁University ▁System ▁of ▁Ohio ▁was ▁un ified ▁under ▁Governor ▁Ted ▁Str ick land ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Chan cell or ▁Eric ▁F inger h ut ▁proposed ▁creating ▁common ▁academic ▁cal end ars ▁for ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁system ' s ▁univers ities : ▁the ▁goal ▁was ▁to ▁simplify ▁transfer ▁between ▁institutions ▁and ▁allow ▁students ▁to ▁be ▁rec ru ited ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁for ▁jobs ▁and ▁intern ships . ▁After ▁sp ending ▁more ▁than