Monroe County offers a range of educational opportunities. In fact, companies needing assistance in meeting ISO or QS certification can work with the Eastern Ohio Quality Forum headquartered at Ohio University Eastern in St. Clairsville. The quality forum works with firms in the upper Ohio Valley to develop certified quality procedures for smaller manufacturers in the region.

Vocational & Technical Schools

• Swiss Hills Career Center, secondary education, 8 miles east of Woodsfield
• Belmont Technical College, post secondary education, 40 miles north of Woodsfield in St. Clairsville
• Washington State Community College, post secondary education, 45 miles south of Woodsfield in Marietta
• West Virginia Northern Community College, post secondary education, 25 miles east of Woodsfield in New Martinsville, WV

Colleges & Universities

• Ohio University St. Clairsville, OH 40 miles Undergrad
• Marietta College Marietta, OH 45 miles Undergrad/Limited grad
• Wheeling Jesuit Wheeling, WV 50 miles Undergrad & Grad
• West Liberty West Liberty, WV 60 miles Undergrad & Grad
• Bethany Bethany, WV 65 miles Undergrad & Grad
• Ohio University Athens, OH 90 miles Undergrad & Grad

Pre-employment Screening

Available through the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services with area offices in St. Clairsville and Marietta.