Stark State College of Technology

Stark State College of Technology

Stark State College of Technology (SSCT) is a public technical school in Jackson Township and is Ohio’s largest technical collegeFact|date=July 2008. Because of the large number of dual enrollment high school students taking Stark State courses at their high schools, in 2006, the United States Department of Education ranked Stark State College Fact|date=February 2007 among the top 50 fastest growing public two-year technical colleges in the nation by headcount.

Open Door Policy

Stark State uses the Open Door Policy. The open admission policy allows any high school student or high school graduate (or GED or equivalent) to enroll in the College, but not in a specific degree-granted program. Normal admission to the college is open to anyone who is a high school graduate or an equivalent, completes the enrollment procedures, and pays the fees for admission. This is exclusive of academic record or placement testing results. This open door policy does not deny specific technology departments the right to require preliminary training or talent.

Accreditations

Stark State College of Technology is accredited by: Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

SSCT is accredited in the following fields. ((accredited by whom?))Fact|date=July 2008 General Studies/Public Service Technology accreditations, Health Technology Accreditations, Health Information Technology, Massage Therapy Certificate Program - Associate of Technical Studies in Massage Therapy, Medical Assisting, Ophthalmology, Assisting, Medical Laboratory Technology, Nursing, Occupation Therapy Assisting Technology, Physical Therapist Assisting, Technology, Respiratory Care Technology, Engineering Technology Accreditations, Civil Engineering Technology, Design Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering Technology, Electronic Engineering Technology, and Medical Engineering Technology

Admissions

*A student must successfully complete one of their attempted courses each semester.
*An associate degree must be completed within 99 semester hours or equivalent.
*A student must maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 1.5 (on a 4.0 scale) until 30 hours are completed, and a GPA of 2.0 afterwards. For more up to date information about Stark State's admissions procedures, please refer to the Web site http://www.starkstate.edu/ or contact the Admissions Office at 1-800-79-STARK (800-797-8275)

Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

Phi Theta Kappa is an international honor society for two-year colleges. PTK provides its members with opportunities in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service and fellowship. To qualify you must maintain a grade point average of 3.75 or higher in at least 16 credit hours of degree related courses. To continue membership, a student must maintain a 3.5 grade point average.

External links

*College Web site: [http://www.starkstate.edu http://www.starkstate.edu]
* [http://www.starkstate.edu/ptk/frequentlyasked.html SSCT - FAQs]


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