Northeast Ohio Council On Higher Education Careers in Cleveland, OH

The Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education ("NOCHE") is a nonprofit organization that brings together business and higher education for economic development in Akron, Canton, Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, a region of 160,000 businesses and 225,000 college students.  NOCHE manages programs that promote college and career pathways, including an internship and co-op program, NEOintern.  Since 2009, NOCHE has led the Northeast Ohio Talent Dividend to increase the number of college degree holders in the region's 16 counties from 897,000 to 1,000,000 by 2014.  The Northeast Ohio Talent Dividend is guided by an action plan to improve college readiness, increase retention to degree completion and increase degree attainment among adults with some college and no degree.