Stark State College
Stark State College is a public community 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 2024, the enrollment was 10,161.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $7,160
- Undergraduate enrollment: 12,399
- Graduation rate (150%): 23%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 32%
- Student to faculty ratio: 17:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $34,661
- Median earnings (8 years): $31,454
- Median earnings (6 years): $31,268
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: North Canton, OH
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Stark State College include General Studies, Welding Engineering Technology, Computer Programming, Specific Applications.
- General Studies (291 associate)
- Welding Engineering Technology (333 bachelor's)
- Computer Programming, Specific Applications (182 bachelor's)
- Nursing (119 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (99 associate)
- Computer Programming (98 bachelor's)
- Computer Engineering Technology (131 bachelor's)
- Entrepreneurship (110 bachelor's)
- Automobile (124 bachelor's)
- Taxation (116 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 34%, Engineering 1%, Computer Science 32%, Health 31%, Biological Sciences 0%, Psychology 1%, Communication 0%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Stark State College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,916 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $5,916
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $7,268
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $6,985
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $11,165
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $10,755
- In-state tuition and fees: $4,790
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $7,886
- Books and supplies: $1,000
- Off-campus room and board: $9,384
- Off-campus with family: $2,722
- Typical cost of attendance: $10,755
- Sticker vs net gap: 33%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 36%
- Federal loan recipients: 24%
- Average institutional grant: $2,311
- Average federal loan: $5,374
- Median debt at graduation: $13,786
Admissions
Stark State College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 12,399
- Women: 58%
- Part-time undergraduates: 67%
- Age 25 and older: 25%
- Graduation rate: 23%
- Come back after freshman year: 50%
- First-generation: 51%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 26%
- Student to faculty: 17:1
- Professor salary: $75,065
- Associate professor salary: $74,998
- Assistant professor salary: $66,620
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Stark State College acceptance rate? Stark State College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Stark State College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,916 a year after aid. Average net price is $7,160.
What majors does Stark State College offer? Popular programs include General Studies, Welding Engineering Technology, Computer Programming, Specific Applications, Nursing, Business Administration and Management.
What is the average salary after Stark State College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $34,661 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Stark State College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 32% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 23%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Stark State College official site: https://www.starkstate.edu.