Capital University in a Great Capital City! Experience Columbus! As Ohio's largest city and the state capital - as well as the home of several Fortune 500 companies - Columbus offers countless opportunities for internships, field experiences, apprenticeships and jobs. Columbus also was ranked the second-hottest job market in the nation by Wall Street's SmartMoney magazine. | Regardless of your career interest - government, media, the arts, science and technology, insurance, research, social services or health care - Columbus has it all. You'll find the opportunities of a lifetime at Capital and in Columbus. Are you a hockey or soccer fan? Score tickets to watch one of Columbus' major-league sports teams. Would you rather catch a show by your favorite musical group? | Columbus' Arena District is home to the PromoWest Pavilion, and numerous other live music venues are nearby as well. Whether you'd like to put on your walking shoes and scour the mall or strap on your rollerblades and explore the park, you're covered there, too. Capital has more than five malls within a 30-minute drive of campus and Columbus lays claim to an expansive network of parks and recreation facilities, bike trails and the Columbus Zoo. |
Quick Facts About Columbus - As Ohio's capital and most populated city, Columbus is the center of the state's political activity. City, county and state governments are the largest employers in Columbus.
- Its location in the center of Ohio puts it within 550 miles of more than half of the nation's population.
- Columbus is rich in cultural diversity, with a broad range of interesting neighborhoods, including German Village, Victorian Village, Short North and Italian Village.
- The greatest concentration - 30 percent - of the population is between the ages of 20 and 34.
| Life in a college town. Capital University's 48-acre campus is located in the center of Bexley, a community that is an ideal living and educational setting. It is distinctive for its tree-lined streets and beautiful residential properties. A secure, affluent community of 14,000, Bexley is the home of Ohio's governor, Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus School for Girls, and the Drexel movie theater. Honored as the best library of its size in the country, the Bexley Public Library offers innumerable resources to Capital students and the community. | |
Quick Facts About Bexley - Notable Bexley natives include: R.L. Stine, author of the children's mystery series Goosebumps.
- Located east of the city, just off I-70, Bexley is only five minutes from downtown Columbus and 12 minutes from Port Columbus International Airport.
- More than nine different denominational churches and synagogues are located within walking distance
- An outstanding public school system serves the community
| The front gates of Capital University open up onto Main Street, a great place for students to enjoy many unique shops and restaurants. Starbucks, Chipotle Grill, The Radio Café, Cosí, and Graeter's Ice Cream provide students with delicious opportunities to hang out off-campus. A Kroger grocery store and CVS Pharmacy are located within walking distance along Main Street for students to purchase necessities while away at school. To reach other destination around Columbus, the Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) bus system is a great resource for students and stops directly in front of campus |