What makes Stark State College Akron unique?
- quality education at the lowest tuition in the area
- right in your backyard
- everything you need in one convenient building
- new facilities, including state-of-the-art health labs
- full degrees and certificates for in-demand careers
- an affordable start for transfer to higher degrees
You have plenty of reasons to choose Stark State Akron, but here’s number one: We want you to succeed and we’ll do what it takes to get you to your goals.
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