Kent State University at East Liverpool (Kent State East Liverpool) is a

satellite campus A satellite campus or branch campus or regional campus is a campus of a university or college that is physically at a distance from the original university or college area. This branch campus may be located in a different city, state, or coun ...

Kent State University Kent State University (KSU) is a public research university in Kent, Ohio. The university also includes seven regional campuses in Northeast Ohio and additional facilities in the region and internationally. Regional campuses are located in ...

East Liverpool, Ohio East Liverpool is a city in southeastern Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,958 at the 2020 census. It lies along the Ohio River within the Upper Ohio Valley and borders Pennsylvania to the east and West Virginia to t ...

. Administered with Kent State University at Salem as part of Kent State University Columbiana County, Kent State East Liverpool offers bachelor's and associate degrees. The campus consists of two buildings in downtown East Liverpool; John J. Purinton Hall and the Mary Patterson Building. Together, the Columbiana County campuses serve more than 1,400 students.

History

Kent State University, East Liverpool, Ohio July 2022

Kent State East Liverpool was established in 1965 as an academic outreach of Kent State located in the

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building. It moved to its present location in 1968, purchasing the former East Liverpool High School downtown campus from the

East Liverpool City School District The East Liverpool City School District is a public school district serving the communities of East Liverpool, La Croft, Glenmoor, and Liverpool Township in southeastern Columbiana County in the U.S. state of Ohio Ohio () is a state in ...

. In the same year, the school was officially established as a Kent State University regional branch. In 2009, East Liverpool Campus and Kent State's Salem Campus merged administrators and faculty to become Kent State University Columbiana Campus, with both branches remaining in their respective locations.

Academics

Like other Kent State regional campuses, students at Kent State Kent State East Liverpool can begin coursework for any of the undergraduate majors available at Kent State. Between the downtown campus and the Salem campus, more than 20 degrees are offered, including 12 bachelor's degrees. Tuition is also lower than at the main campus in Kent for in-state, lower division classes. Out-of-state tuition for residents in select counties in West Virginia and Pennsylvania was reduced in the spring of 2010. Residents must reside in either Brooke, Hancock or Ohio counties in West Virginia, or, Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Lawrence or Mercer county in Western Pennsylvania.

Notable alumni

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- artist, singer and songwriter

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* Kent State University East Liverpool, Ohio Education in Columbiana County, Ohio Buildings and structures in Columbiana County, Ohio 1965 establishments in Ohio Educational institutions established in 1965 {{Ohio-university-stub