Athens ohio where is it

Just minutes from campus, the Wayne is a quarter million! Aside from WNF, there are dozens of nearby nature trails that can, and often do, intersect with your academic and personal development path. Ohio University gets bragging rights as not only the first university in the state of Ohio established in , but the oldest university in the U.

Constitution in From its start with one building, three students, and one professor, OHIO now boasts around 30, total students.

Talk about growth. With so much great local food and music, prepare to sit and enjoy—or get up and dance to the beat of the city.

Seriously, bring an appetite. As members of the 30 Mile Meal, a ton of restaurants feature local produce from within—you guessed it—30 miles of Athens.

How many university classrooms are also among the oldest movie theaters in the nation? Operated by the College of Fine Arts and staffed by students, the Athena Cinema plays current and classic films from around the world and just down the street.

The coolest part? Since so much of the Ohio University experience relies on just that— experience —take a look around the Athens community through self-guided tours around the area. You can use your phone or computer to "travel" through stops that feature images and interesting info. Explore mAppAthens. There's something to be said for meeting as many people as possible, but Learning Communities are one of the ways our big ish school feels small.

At OHIO, your residence isn't just a place to live, it's a place to learn and grow. Athens is home to a progressive local government, renewable energy and tech businesses, and more than nonprofit organizations. We have a long history of national service in Athens County. Many grads stay for a year or two to serve the community through AmeriCorps, earning an educational award to repay student loans or to help fund further education.

Visit Apply. By , the university had graduates, with twenty-six men and eleven women then currently enrolled. Despite Ohio University's presence, Athens grew relatively slowly. It became the county seat in As late as , the community had only residents. The town had three churches and eleven stores to meet the residents' needs. Over the next forty years, Athens' population increased to 2, residents. In , Athens was thriving town with six churches, three newspapers, and two banking institutions.

During the twentieth century, Athens continued to grow and reached a population of 21, people in Ohio University, with an enrollment of more than twenty-eight thousand students and different undergraduate degree programs, was the city's largest employer in Toggle navigation.

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