" To empower our students to become skilled professionals, career ready leaders and responsible community members."

SkillsUSA improves the quality of America’s skilled workforce through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, employability, technical and professional skills training. SkillsUSA was previously known as VICA (Vocational Industrial Clubs of America). Ohio’s organization started in 1952 as VIC, then organization became a National organization (VICA) in 1965, in 1999 the National Association became SkillsUSA-VICA and then finally just SkillsUSA in 2004.

WE ARE THE MOST INCLUSIVE CAREER AND STUDENT TECHNICAL ORGANIZATION.

AGRICULTURE, FOOD & NATURAL RESOURCES
ARCHITECTURE & CONSTRUCTION
ARTS, AUDIO/VIDEO TECHNOLOGY, & COMMUNICATION
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION
EDUCATION & TRAINING
FINANCE
GOVERNMENT & PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
HEALTH SCIENCE
HOSPITALITY & TOURISM
HUMAN SERVICES
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LAW, PUBLIC SAFETY, CORRECTIONS & SECURITY
MANUFACTURING
MARKETING
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS
TRANSPORTATION, DISTRIBUTION & LOGISTICS
& MORE!

SECOND Largest State Association

With over 36,000 members in the

2023-2024 academic year, Ohio is the second largest state association in the United States. 

Five Regions in the State & Dozens of Chapters

We have 5 regions covering 125 Career Centers and 104 Local High Schools across the state.

54 Elected Student Officers

We are a student driven organization, with students leading at the regional, state and national level.

SKILLSUSA IS THE LARGEST CTSO IN OHIO!

SkillsUSA Ohio is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit association of 36,000+ students and educators partnering with business and industry to ensure that America has a globally competitive skilled workforce.

What Region Are You In?

NORTHWEST

Apollo Career Center

Apollo Career Center Adult Education

Aviation Center

Bowsher HS

Bryan HS

Clay High School

EHOVE Career Center

Four County Career Center

Lima Senior HS

Millstream Career Center

Ohio Hi-Point Kenton Campus

Ottawa County Skilled Trades Academy

Penta Career Center

Rogers HS

Sandusky HS

Scott HS

Skyway Career Prep HS

Start HS

Sylvania Northview 

Sylvania Southview

The Maritime Academy of Toledo

Toledo Technology Academy

Toledo School for the Arts

Tri-Star Career Compact

University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH)

Vanwert HS

Vanguard-Sentinel CTC- Sentinel Campus

Vanguard-Sentinel CTC- Vanguard Campus

Vantage Career Center

Waite HS

Waynesfield-Goshen HS

Whitmer Career and Tech

Woodward HS

central

Beechcroft HS

Bellefontaine HS

Buckeye Community School

C-TEC HS

Canal Winchester HS

Capital City Career Prep HS

Capital HS

Central HS

Clark State Community College

Cliff Park HS

Columbus Arts & Technology Academy

Columbus Downtown HS

Columbus State Community College

Delaware County CC

East High School

Eastland Career Center- Reynoldsburg

EFCTS- Eastland CC

EFCTS-Fairfield CC

EFCTS- New Albany-Gahanna

First Impressions Dental Assisting

Fort Hayes Career Center

Goal Digital Academy

Great Oaks- Miami Trace HS

Groveport Madison HS

Horizon Science Academy- Columbus 

Knox County CC

Lakeview MS

Lancaster HS

Madison Comprehensive HS

Mansfield Senior HS

Marion Harding HS

Millenium Community School

North Union HS

Northland HS

Northwoods Career Prep

Ohio Construction Academy

Ohio Hi-Point CC- Bellefontaine 

Ohio Hi-Point CC- Benjamin Logan HS

Ohio Hi-Point CC- Graham HS

Ohio Hi-Point CC- MECHS

Ohio Hi-Point- Riverside Campus

Ohio Hi-Point- Triad

Ohio Hi-Point CC- Urbana HS

Ohio Hi-Point CC- Urbana South HS

Pickaway-Ross CTC

Pickaway-Ross CTC- Chillicothe HS

Pickaway-Ross CTC- Circleville Campus

Pickerington Central High School

Pioneer Career & Technology Center

South-Western Career Academy

Springfield-Clark CTC

Teays Valley HS

The Charles School

Tolles Career and Technical Center

Tri-Rivers Career Center

West High School

Westerville HS

Woodward Park MS

Zenith Career Academy

NORTHeast

AkroTech 

Alliance HS

Ashland County- West Holmes JVS

Ashtabula County – A-Tech

Auburn Career Center

Bedford Sr. HS

Bio-Med Science Academy

Black River Career Prep HS

Buchtel HS

Canton South HS

Cascade Career Prep HS

Choffin Career Center

Cleveland Height HS

Columbiana County CTC

Crestview HS

Crestwood HS

Cuyahoga Community College District (TriC)

Cuyahoga Falls HS

Cuyahoga Valley CTC 

Cuyahoga Valley CTC- Post Secondary

East HS (Akron)

East Liverpool HS

East Tech HS

Ellet HS

Firestone HS

Four Cities Compact

Garfield HS

Glen Oak HS

Grand Valley HS

Height School of Cosmetology

Horizon Science Academy-Lorain

Hudson HS

Jackson HS- Massillon

Kenmore HS

Lake HS

Lake Shore Compact- Euclid 

Lake Shore Compact-Mentor

Lakeland Community College

Lakewood HS

Lorain County JVS

Lorain HS

Jackson HS-Massillon

Mahoning County CTC

Maple Heights HS

Maplewood Career Center

Marlington HS

Martin Luther King Jr. Career Campus

Massillon Washington HS

Matrix Trade Institute

Max S. Hayes HS

Mayfield HS

Maysville HS

McKinley Senior HS

Medina Career Center

Midview HS

Mitchell School of Business

New Tech HS

NIHF STEM HS

North Sr. HS

Northern Career Institute

Ohio State University- ATI

Ohio Technical College (OTC)

Parma City HS

Perry HS

Polaris Career Center

Portage Lakes JVS

R. G. Drage Career Center

Revere HS

Riverside HS

Salem HS

Shaker Heights School

Shaw HS

Stowe Munroe-Falls HS

Summit Academy Akron Secondary

The Steel Academy

Theodore Roosevelt HS

Triway HS

Trumbull CTC

Utica Shale Academy of Ohio

Valley Stem +ME2 Academy

Warrensville Heights HS

Wayne County Schools Career Center

Wooster HS

SOUTHWEST

Buckeye Local HS

Butler Tech-Colerain HS

Butler Tech- D. Russel Lee

Butler Tech- Hamilton HS

Butler Tech- Northwest HS

Butler Tech- School of the Arts

Butler Tech- Talawanda

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

Covington HS

Diamond Oaks

Dohn Career Center

Eastern MS

Edwin Joel Brown MS

Fairfield Local HS

Galen College of Nursing

Gem City Career Prep HS

Goshen HS

Grant Career Center

Great Oaks- East Clinton HS

Great Oaks- Harrison HS

Great Oaks-Indian Hill

Great Oaks- Loveland HS

Great Oaks- Lynchburg- Clay HS

Great Oaks- Mariemont HS

Great Oaks- Mason HS

Great Oaks- Milford Senior HS

Great Oaks- North College Hill HS

Great Oaks-Princeton HS

Great Oaks- West Clermont HS

Great Oaks-Wilmington HS

Greene County Career Center

Greenville Senior HS

Hillsboro City Schools

Hughes STEM HS

Kettering-Fairmont HS

Laurel Oaks

Live Oaks

Mad River MS

Meadowdale CTC

Miami Valley CTC

Northridge HS

Ohio Valley CTC

Oyler School

Pike County CTC

Upper Valley Piqua HS

Ponitz CTC

Riverscape Career Tech HS

Riverview East Academy

Scarlet Oaks

Scioto County CTC

Sinclair Community College

Southern Hills JVS

Stivers School for the Arts

Taft IT School

Thurgood Marshall STEM

Upper Valley Career Center

Urban Early College Network

W E Stebbins HS

Warren County Career Center

Wayne HS

Wayne HS-MVCTC

Winton Woods HS

Wogaman MS

Woodward Career and Technical HS

Wright Brothers MS

SOUTHeast

Belmont-Harrison Career Center

Buckeye Career Center

Buckeye Hills Career Center

Buckeye Trails HS

Claymont HS

Collins Career Center

Coshocton Career Center

Fort Frye HS

Hocking Technical College

Indian Creek HS

Indian Valley HS

Jefferson County JVS

Martins Ferry HS

Meigs HS

Mid-East CTC-Zanesville

Mid-East CTC- Buffalo

Morgan HS

Shadyside HS

Swiss Hills Career Center

Tri-County Career Center

Warren HS

Washington County JVS

Our Mission

SkillsUSA’s mission is to empower our students to become skilled professionals, career ready leaders and responsible community members. SkillsUSA improves the quality of America’s skilled workforce through a structured program of citizenship, leadership, employability, technical and professional skills training.

Our vision

SkillsUSA produces the most highly skilled workforce in the world, providing every member the opportunity for career success.

join our program TODAY

SkillsUSA Ohio is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit association of 400,000 member students and educators partnering with business and industry to ensure that America has a globally competitive skilled workforce. Are you ready to be apart of something big?

Invest in the Lives of OHIO’s Student Leaders

CONTACT US

SkillsUSA Ohio Office:

2550 Corporate Exchange Drive, Suite 115
Columbus, OH 43231
director@ohioskillsusa.org
events@ohioskillsusa.org
614-604-6150

Ohio Department of Education and Workforce:

25 S. Front St MS #608

Columbus, OH 43215
614-466-8782