Kent State University at Ashtabula

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Kent State University at Ashtabula
TypePublic satellite campus
Established1958; 63 years ago (1958)
Parent institution
Kent State University
DeanSusan Stocker
Students1,339[1]
Location
Ashtabula
,
Ohio
,
United States

41°53′19″N 80°49′55″W / 41.888672°N 80.831812°W / 41.888672; -80.831812Coordinates: 41°53′19″N 80°49′55″W / 41.888672°N 80.831812°W / 41.888672; -80.831812
CampusSuburban
125 acres (51 ha)
Websitewww.kent.edu/ashtabula
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Kent State University at Ashtabula (Kent State University Ashtabula, Kent State Ashtabula, and Kent State University Ashtabula Campus) is a satellite campus of Kent State University in Ashtabula, Ohio that was established in 1958. Kent State University is an eight-campus network serving northeastern Ohio. Students can begin any of Kent State's nearly 300 undergraduate majors, and can complete several bachelor's degrees as well as more than 20 associate programs entirely at the Ashtabula campus.[2] Classes have been held at the present campus since 1967.

Academics[]

Nursing[]

Kent State Ashtabula is known locally for its nursing program, which accounts for nearly 75 percent of registered nurses in Ashtabula County.[3]

Wine[]

Kent State University at Ashtabula established a wine program in the fall of 2011, offering two-year associate degrees in viticulture and oenology.[4][5] In November of 2017, the university partnered with a local vineyard to purvey its wine.[6][7] As of February 2019, these wine degree programs are the sole ones of their type available in the entire state of Ohio.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ As of fall 2019. "15th Day Headcount, Fall Term 2019" (PDF). Ohio Department of Higher Education. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Academics at Ashtabula". Kent State Ashtabula website. 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  3. ^ "Ashtabula Campus Breaks Ground for a Healthier Northeast Ohio on July 17". eInside. Kent State University. 2007-07-16. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  4. ^ Pennell, J.R. (2017). Local Vino: The Winery Boom in the Heartland. Heartland Foodways. University of Illinois Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-252-09919-9. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ Farkas, Karen (29 November 2017). "'Kent State Ashtabula' wine, produced by students, to be released in December". cleveland. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Kent State Ashtabula Partners with Vineyard". www.wksu.org. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Glasier, David (February 27, 2019). "Kent State Ashtabula students branch out into making wines". The News-Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

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