Clark State Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Clark State Community College, also known as Clark State, is a community college located in Springfield, Ohio, United States. It was originally established in 1962 as the Springfield and Clark County Technical Education Program. On July 1, 1988, the Ohio Board of Regents decided to rename it Clark State Community College. The college offers Associate of Arts and Associate of Science degrees and nearly 30 Technical Associate degrees and certificates. Clark State also offers online degrees and programs.

Clark State has an active student life. There are several on-campus clubs and organizations including Phi Theta Kappa, which is the honor society, Creative Writing Club, Chess Club, and Student Nurses' Association. The student-run college newspaperis called the "Campus Chronicle."

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in landscaping and horticulture, computer science and engineering, photography and commercial art, and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High female/male ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,424 in 2009-2010 (2,724 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 41% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Agricultural Business and Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (51 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Information Systems and Services
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (19 awarded)

• Computer Programming, Specific Applications
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (5 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Kindergarten/Preschool Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (9 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (11 awarded)

• Social Work

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (16 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations

LAW (3 awarded)

• Court Reporting/Court Reporter
• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (58 awarded)

• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Assistant/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (11 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (24 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (132 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (15 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (19 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (16 awarded)

• Physical Therapist Assistant