Stark State College is a public college in Stark County, Ohio. 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 Ralph Regula 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
Stark State is located on in Jackson Township near North Canton, Ohio. 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 Alliance, Barberton and Downtown Canton.
Stark State College Akron
Stark State College opened a site at 755 White Pond Dr. in Akron, where the College began offering classes in January 2017. Stark State is currently leasing three of four floors in the White Pond building, which already housed classrooms and laboratories and required minimal modification and capital investment by the College. Stark State College Akron’s permanent location along Route 8 at the Perkins Street exit is currently under construction. The 68,000-square-foot facility is scheduled for completion in March 2018, opening in Fall 2018. Stark State plans to initially enroll 1,500 students, and anticipates enrolling 5,000 once construction is complete. As of May 2018, Stark State and the neighboring University of Akron were in discussions to allow "recipients of two-year degrees from Stark to transfer into the university's four-year programs."
Accreditation
Stark State College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association. In addition, a number of its specific programs are separately accredited by organizations in their respective fields.
