Clark State College

{{Short description|Community college in Springfield, Ohio, US}} {{About||the college in Vancouver, Washington|Clark College}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox university |name = Clark State College |native_name = |image = Clark State College logo.svg |image_size = |caption = |latin_name = |motto = |mottoeng = |established = {{start date and age|1962}} |closed = |type = Public community college |parent = University System of Ohio |affiliation = |endowment = $30 million (2024) |officer_in_charge = |chairman = |chancellor = |president = Jo Alice Blondin, Ph.D. |vice-president = |superintendent = |provost = |vice_chancellor = |rector = |principal = |dean = |director = |head_label = |head = |faculty = 82<ref name=fastfacts>As of spring 2017. {{cite web | title=Fast Facts | url=https://www.clarkstate.edu/fast-facts/ | publisher=Clark State College | access-date=4 March 2018}}</ref> |administrative_staff = 154<ref name=fastfacts/> |students = |undergrad = 4,704 |postgrad = |doctoral = |other = |city = Springfield, Ohio |province = |country = U.S. |coor = |campus = |former_names = Clark County Technical Education Program (1962–1966)<br />Clark County Technical Institute (1966–1972)<br />Clark Technical College(1972–1988)<br />Clark State Community College (1988–2020) |free_label = |free = |sports = |colors = {{color box|#0e3b60}}{{color box|#006998}}{{color box|f5a81c}} Navy blue, royal blue, gold<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.clarkstate.edu/fast_facts_about_the_college |title=Fast Facts About the College | About Clark State | About Clark State |access-date=2021-05-22 |archive-date=2013-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223900/http://www.clarkstate.edu/fast_facts_about_the_college |url-status=dead }}</ref> |sports_nickname = Eagles |mascot = |sporting_affiliations = NJCAA, OCCAC |website = {{URL|www.clarkstate.edu}} |logo = |footnotes = }}

'''Clark State College''' is a public community college in Springfield, Ohio, United States. It opened in 1962 as '''Springfield and Clark County Technical Education Program'''. It has additional locations in Beavercreek, Bellefontaine, and Xenia.

== History == thumb|right The Springfield and Clark County Technical Education Program opened in 1962 and began to offer technical training for residents of Springfield, Ohio, and surrounding communities. The charter for the organization of the Clark County Technical Institute was effective February 18, 1966. Clark County Technical Institute became Ohio’s first technical college to be sanctioned by the Ohio Board of Regents, the name changed from Clark County Technical Institute to Clark Technical College by action of the Ohio Board of Regents on February 17, 1972. The charter changed from Clark Technical College to Clark State Community College on June 17, 1988, and the college began offering Associate of Arts and Associate of Science transfer degrees that same year.

With the addition of bachelor’s degrees now available at Clark State, the Board of Trustees had voted to change the name of the institution to encompass the advancements in educational opportunities made by the college. The college operates a peace officer academy. <ref>{{cite news|title=Police academy leaders: Proposed standards may up costs|url=http://hosted2.ap.org/OHLIM/ba20626ed18f469b9d3a43fd6b9bc806/Article_2015-12-29-OH--Police%20Academies-Standards/id-cb535575460a493290b243ee8ffd12c7|accessdate=30 December 2015|publisher=Associated Press|date=29 December 2015}}</ref> On January 1, 2021, Clark State Community College became known as Clark State College.

== Accreditation ==

Clark State College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.<ref>[http://www.edisonohio.edu/Accreditation/ Accreditation] Clark State College. Retrieved 23 July 2015</ref> The institution is a member of the Strategic Ohio Council for Higher Education (SOCHE).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.soche.org/about-us/#members |title=About Us|publisher=SOCHE|accessdate=December 31, 2025}}</ref>

== Athletics == The Clark State College athletic teams are a member of the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), regularly playing teams in the Midwest. Clark State is also a participating member of the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference (OCCAC).

The Eagles compete at the varsity level in Men's Baseball, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball, Women's Softball, Women's Volleyball, and E-Sports. [https://clarkstateeagles.com/landing/index].

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==External links== * [http://www.clarkstate.edu Official website] {{Springfield, Ohio}} {{Colleges and universities in Ohio}} {{authority control}} {{coord|39.895948|-83.799227|display=title|region:US-OH_type:edu|format=dms}}

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