{{Short description|Public college in Stark County, Ohio, US}} {{Use American English|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox university | name = Stark State College | image = Stark State seal.svg | image_upright = 0.6 | former_names = Stark State College of Technology <br/>Stark County Technical Institute<br/>Stark State Technical Institute<br/>Stark Technical College | established = {{start date and age|1960}} | president = Para Jones | students = 10,390 | city = North Canton, Ohio | country = United States | coordinates = {{coord|40.8708|-81.4400|type:edu_region:US-OH|display=inline,title}} | type = Public community college | parent = University System of Ohio | colors = Red and blue<br/>{{color box|#ED174F}} {{color box|#00539A}} | nickname = Spartans | website = {{URL|starkstate.edu}} | footnotes = <ref name="headcount">As of fall 2025. {{Cite web | title=short profile infographic | url=https://www.starkstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/short-profile-infographic.pdf | publisher=Stark State College | access-date=2026-01-29}}</ref> | logo = Stark State logo 2016.svg | logo_upright = 1.0 }}
'''Stark State College''' ('''Stark State''') is a public community college near North Canton, Ohio, United States. The college offers 230 majors, options, one-year certificates, and career enhancement certificates. As of fall 2025, the enrollment was 10,390.<ref>{{Cite web |title=short profile infographic |url=https://www.starkstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/short-profile-infographic.pdf |access-date=2026-01-29 |website=Stark State College {{!}} North Canton, Ohio |language=en-US}}</ref> Approximately 4,000 noncredit students are enrolled in continuing education and contract training activities.
==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'''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stark State College Announces Record Spring Semester Enrollment and Name Change|url=http://www.starkstate.edu/?q=news/spring-enrollment-name-change|website=Stark State College|access-date=30 November 2014|ref=}}</ref>
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."<ref>{{cite news |title=Stark State College debuts new logo |url=http://www.cantonrep.com/news/20170117/stark-state-college-debuts-new-logo |date=January 17, 2017 |access-date=January 18, 2017 |newspaper=Canton Repository}}</ref>
==Locations== thumb|Kent State University Stark / Stark State entry from Frank Avenue The main campus of Stark State is located on {{convert|200|acre}} in Jackson Township near North Canton, Ohio, adjacent to the campus of Kent State University at Stark. Stark State also owns {{convert|42|acre}} on the corner of Frank and Mega roads, used primarily for parking. Recently the college expanded the campus by six buildings and {{convert|200000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}. Stark State also offers classes at satellite campuses in Akron, Barberton, and downtown Canton. From 2015 to 2021, the college also operated a satellite center in Alliance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Public-private partnership among Stark State College, University of Mount Union and Alliance Community Hospital will benefit students and community |url=https://www.starkstate.edu/news/public-private-partnership-among-stark-state-college-university-of-mount-union-and-alliance-community-hospital-will-benefit-students-and-community/ |date=February 1, 2021 |access-date=April 4, 2021 |publisher=Stark State College |work=StarkState.edu }}</ref>
===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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.starkstate.edu/news/stark-state-akron-will-offer-classes-january/|title=Stark State Akron will offer classes in January |work=StarkState.edu |access-date=April 27, 2017 |language=en-US}}</ref> A new $15.7 million, {{convert|68000|sqft|adj=on}} 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 University of Akron (UA), enrolls approximately 1,800 students as of 2019.<ref>{{cite news |title=Stark State College unveils new Akron spaces |url=https://www.starkstate.edu/news/stark-state-college-unveils-new-akron-spaces/ |publisher=Stark State College |date=August 1, 2019 |accessdate=April 4, 2021 |work=StarkState.edu}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title= Direct Connect - Dual Admission - Stark State |url=https://www.uakron.edu/admissions/undergraduate/direct-connect/stark-state |year=2021 |publisher=University of Akron |work=UAkron.edu |accessdate=April 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Stark State College, University of Akron announce new dual admission partnership |url=https://www.starkstate.edu/news/stark-state-college-university-akron-announce-new-dual-admission-partnership/ |date=October 12, 2018 |work=StarkState.edu |accessdate=April 4, 2021}}</ref>
==Accreditation== Stark State College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In addition, a number of its specific programs are separately accredited by organizations in their respective fields.<ref name="Accreditation">{{cite web|url=http://www.starkstate.edu/academics/accreditations.htm|title=Accreditations|publisher=Stark State College of Technology|access-date=December 3, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081221151205/http://www.starkstate.edu/academics/accreditations.htm|archive-date=December 21, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.starkstate.edu/ Official website]
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