What is the Consortium?
The Business @ a Distance Consortium is a collaboration of several Ohio two-year colleges cooperating to deliver Web-based business course options to Stark State’s associate of applied business degree in business management technology. Member colleges deliver online specialty courses, not offered at Stark State, that transfer into and count toward Stark State College degree requirements.

How does it work?
The student registers for the business management at Stark State and takes the majority of their course requirements just as they would as a traditional student. During the last two semesters of the sophomore year, department chair and the student select an available group of three to four courses from one of the Consortium members. The student applies for admission to the member college and takes the selected courses online. Once the courses are completed, the student requests that a transcript be sent to Stark State. The online courses are transferred to Stark State and the student is awarded the A.A.B. degree in business management with specialization in the chosen area.

What consortium program options are currently available online that are not available at Stark State?

• Human Resource Management

• Tax Administration

• Industrial Supervision

More courses/programs are coming online each semester.