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Kent State University-ashtabula Campus

School Overview:

School Notes:

• Since its founding as a teacher-training school in 1910, Kent State has become an engine for economic, cultural and workforce development in the region and beyond as one of the premiere Ohio colleges. The university also has earned acclaim for applying new knowledge to address the needs of the communities it serves and society as a whole.
• The Ashtabula Center of Kent State University was opened in the old Park Avenue Junior High School building in 1958. Oliver C. Topky donated 80 acres of land for the new campus in 1963. Main Hall broke ground in December 1965 and opened for classes in the fall of 1967. The Library and Tech buildings were added in 1972.
• Overlooking Lake Erie on State Route 531 and encompassing 125 wooded and grassy acres, the Ashtabula Campus is the northern-most of Kent State University's eight-campus system. Comprised of the Main Hall, the Library and the Technology Building, our facilities house classrooms; engineering, computer, science and health science labs; an auditorium, gymnasium and cafeteria; conference/banquet rooms, and administrative and faculty offices. The grounds include tennis courts, a baseball field, picnic areas and an outdoor stage.
• Kent State Ashtabula provides a university education in a small liberal arts college environment. The faculty includes nearly 100 full- and part-time instructors. No classes are taught by graduate assistants. Students enjoy the small class sizes and individual attention usually found only at private colleges, while benefiting from all the resources of Kent State University, Ohio's third-largest university.
• Kent State University Ashtabula Campus offers educational coursework leading to five bachelor's degrees and 17 associate degrees, featuring one of Ohio's Physical Therapy Assistant programs, as well as programs in hospitality management and nursing. The campus is equidistant between Cleveland, Erie and Youngstown and provides academic excellence and enrichment to a student body comprised of commuters, many of whom work part or full-time. Physical Therapy Assistant programs like the one at Kent State Ashtabula can lead to challenging and rewarding work in rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, school systems and private clinics.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• Area students, parents get help on financial aid forms (Star Beacon)
  posted on February 15, 2010 at 01:48:09 pm
  Laptop computers filled tables in the Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School cafeteria Sunday as more than 130 parents and students came to receive assistance on filing out college financial aid forms.
• Coastal erosion maps available in January 2010 (Star Beacon)
  posted on December 17, 2009 at 02:18:07 pm
  Seagulls take to the sky, and boats set sail in the deep-blue Lake Erie water as the waves crash against dome-shaped concrete sand dams just off the Lake Erie shore.
• KSU's New Building Includes Cadaver Lab (News Channel 5 Cleveland)
  posted on September 2, 2009 at 08:34:36 pm
  A new building at Kent State University's Ashtabula campus includes a cadaver lab.
• It took much work to make health sciences building a reality (Star Beacon)
  posted on August 28, 2009 at 01:26:02 pm
  A few years ago, Susan Stocker had a plan and not much else
• Capri Cafaro is speaker for KSUA commencement (Star Beacon)
  posted on May 17, 2009 at 04:21:58 am
  pring commencement ceremonies honored 109 graduates at Kent State University Ashtabula Campus Friday evening, May 15. Capri Cafaro, Ohio State Senator, 32nd District, delivered the evening’s address to a crowded house.

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