Kent State University at Stark
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1946 |
| Dean | Denise A. Seachrist |
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Academic staff
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293 |
| Students | 4,919 |
| Location |
Jackson Township, Ohio, United States 40°52′00″N 81°26′15″W / 40.8668°N 81.4374°WCoordinates: 40°52′00″N 81°26′15″W / 40.8668°N 81.4374°W |
| Campus |
Suburban 200 acres (80.9 ha) |
| Website | http://www.kent.edu/stark |
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Kent State University at Stark, often referred to as Kent State University Stark and Kent State Stark, is a public liberal arts university and the largest regional campus of Kent State University. Kent State Stark promotes environmental and social responsibility and was recognized on the President's Service Learning Honor Roll for 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. Ninety percent of graduates in 2008 took the "Graduation Pledge" to consider the environmental and social consequences of any job they consider.
Kent State Stark is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) and is an active member of AASCU (American Association of State Colleges and Universities) and participant in the Voluntary System of Accountability.
Kent State University at Stark is sometimes confused with the Stark State College of Technology which leases space from and shares parts of the Kent Stark campus.
Degrees and programs are additionally accredited by:
and others.
The campus is located on 200 acres in Jackson Township and North Canton, Ohio, an area with a population over 380,000. The campus itself includes:
Kent State Stark serves over 11,000 students annually: 6,400 students in academic programs and courses and over 5,000 in executive and professional education. Over 200 high school students take advantage of pre-college programs (Dual Enrollment and Post-Secondary Enrollment) each semester. Over 500 students graduate from Kent State University at Stark annually. A Fall Commencement was added in December 2008 to accommodate student growth.
Kent State Stark offers baccalaureate, masters and associate degrees.
Master's Degrees
Bachelor's Degrees
Kent State Stark also offers several minors.
Associate Degrees
Kent State Stark faculty are committed to student success. Ninety percent of full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. or an equivalent terminal degree in their field. Every student is taught by one of the 293 qualified faculty and Kent State Stark does not use graduate assistants and uses very few adjunct faculty to teach classes. Faculty have earned doctorates from twenty U.S. states and ten foreign universities. All instructors hold at least a master's degree in their teaching field. Small class sizes are designated in the campus strategic plan as a "campus value." Classes average only eighteen students per section and 85% of undergraduate classes have fewer than thirty students.
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