School takes on new name as Mercy College of Ohio

Staff report

Youngstown

Effective immediately, Mercy College of Northwest Ohio becomes Mercy College of Ohio.

In announcing the name change, college President John Hayward noted the Youngstown campus and recent significant growth in distance-education programs.

“While we have campuses in both Toledo and Youngstown, students are increasingly choosing online classes making Mercy College a viable option for students outside of northwest Ohio,” he said. “We strive to meet the constantly changing needs of the health-care industry by providing the degrees and continuing and professional education required by the ongoing transformation of health-care delivery.”

Established in 1992, the college is successor to the Mercy School of Nursing, founded in Toledo in 1918. Mercy College is sponsored by Catholic Health Partners and Mercy, its regional member organization.

Catholic Health Partners is one the nation’s largest health-care systems and the fourth-largest employer in Ohio.

“Everything else remains the same at Mercy College,” Hayward said.