Stark State College (Stark State) is a

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Stark County, Ohio Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 374,853. Its county seat is Canton. The county was created in 1808 and organized the next year. It is named for John Stark, an officer in th ...

. The college offers 230 majors, options, one-year certificates, and career enhancement certificates. Approximately 4,000 noncredit students are enrolled in continuing education and contract training activities. As of fall 2019, the enrollment was 11,833.

History

Clayton G. Horn, Samuel Krugliak, and

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were the leading figures in the founding of Stark State College in 1960. The founding President was Fred A Yenny. The college originally was named Stark County Technical Institute and over the years, renamed Stark State Technical Institute and Stark Technical College. In 1996, the college was renamed Stark State College of Technology and, most recently, renamed as Stark State College. The college introduced its first new logo in 57 years on January 17, 2017. Stark State called the new logo, "a contemporary image intended to resonate with prospective students, now and into the future."

Locations

The main campus of Stark State is located on in Jackson Township near

North Canton, Ohio North Canton is a city in central Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,842 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. History In 1831, the Community of North Canton first began as the Villag ...

, adjacent to the campus of

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. Stark State also owns on the corner of Frank and Mega roads, used primarily for parking. Recently the college expanded the campus by six buildings and . Stark State also offers classes at satellite campuses in

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, Barberton, and downtown Canton. From 2015 to 2021, the college also operated a satellite center in

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Stark State College Akron

Stark State College Akron was established in 2017 when SSC began offering classes at a leased facility at 755 White Pond Drive in Akron. A new $15.7 million, facility opened along Perkins Street adjacent to State Route 8 in 2018, with an additional phase on the third floor completed in mid-2019. The facility, close to the main campus of the

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(UA), enrolls approximately 1,800 students as of 2019. Stark State and UA established the "Direct Connect" dual admission partnership in October 2018 which allows students to enroll at Stark State to complete an associate degree with the intention of transferring to UA to complete a bachelor's degree.

Accreditation

Stark State College is accredited by the

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. In addition, a number of its specific programs are separately accredited by organizations in their respective fields.

References

External links

Official website
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