University of Northwestern Ohio


The University of Northwestern Ohio is a private, open admissions university in Lima, Ohio, founded in 1920. As of 2020, the school has an enrollment of approximately 4,500 students on a campus. The university, accredited by the Ohio Department of Education and the Higher Learning Commission, offers master's degrees, bachelor's degrees, and associate degrees in over 50 programs. The school colors are burgundy and gray and the athletic teams, known as the Racers, compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics as members of the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference.

History

Firsts for the University of Northwestern Ohio
UNOH, the only university in the nation to own a race track, and the first university to offer scholarships for motorsports. UNOH has six co-ed motorsports stock and modified stock cars and teams that compete during race season at Limaland.

Academics

The university is organized into five colleges:
UNOH is home to four dorm communities: College Park, Northwestern Park, Sherwood Park, and Racers Village. The dorms are apartment-style and feature bedrooms, common living areas, and some have kitchens and laundry facilities. The UNOH Indoor Athletic Complex is located across Cable Road from Campus and free for use by all current students. There is also Racers Station which serves as a home base for all Student Activities on campus such as movie nights, pool tournaments, dances, club meetings, and special events like Oktoberfest, May Daze, Welcome Week and more. Students can join several clubs during their tenure at UNOH such as the Race Club, Off-road Club, American Marketing Association, Optimist Club, Rotaract Chapter, Drag Club, and many more.

Athletics

UNOH teams, nicknamed the Racers, are part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, primarily competing in the Wolverine–Hoosier Athletic Conference. The Racers formerly competed as a member of the American Mideast Conference. Men's sports include baseball, basketball, bowling, golf, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, bowling, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, and volleyball. There is also a Co-Ed motorsports team that races stock, modified, or drag-style cars.

Honor societies

Kappa Beta Delta International Business Honor Society and the National Technical Honor Society.

Clubs

University of Northwestern Ohio helps to accommodate the interests of the entire student body by offering a wide variety of clubs and organizations for students. They include the American Marketing Association, Auto-Cross Club, Business Professionals of America, Crossroads Bible Group, Diesel Club, Digit - Digital Graphic Imaging in Technology Club, Drag Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Health Careers Club, Kappa Beta Delta Honor Society, Motorsports Team, UNOH FFA Collegiate Chapter, National Truck Equipment Association, Off-Road Club, Over-the-Wall Club, Politics Club, Race Club, UNOH Rotaract Chapter, SEMA Intern Program, Student Veterans of America Chapter, and the Technical Support Team.