Kent State University at Ashtabula explained

Kent State University at Ashtabula
Parent:Kent State University
Type:Public satellite campus
Dean:Susan Stocker
City:Ashtabula
State:Ohio
Country:United States
Campus:Suburban
125acres
Students:1,128[1]
Coor:41.8887°N -80.8318°W

Kent State University at Ashtabula is a satellite campus of Kent State University. The campus is located in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, and was established in 1958. It is the northernmost of Kent State's seven satellite campuses in Northeast Ohio, known as regional campuses, approximately northeast of the main campus in Kent. 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 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.

Notes and References

  1. As of fall 2021. Web site: Preliminary Headcount, Fall Term 2021 . Ohio Department of Higher Education . 20 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Academics at Ashtabula. 2008-06-21 . Kent State Ashtabula website. 2008.
  3. News: Ashtabula Campus Breaks Ground for a Healthier Northeast Ohio on July 17. eInside. Kent State University. 2007-07-16. 2008-06-21 .
  4. Book: Pennell, J.R. . Local Vino: The Winery Boom in the Heartland . University of Illinois Press . Heartland Foodways . 2017 . 978-0-252-09919-9 . 25 June 2021 . 130.
  5. Web site: Farkas . Karen . 'Kent State Ashtabula' wine, produced by students, to be released in December . cleveland . 20 November 2019 . en . 29 November 2017.
  6. Web site: Kent State Ashtabula Partners with Vineyard . www.wksu.org . 20 November 2019 . en.
  7. Web site: Glasier . David . February 27, 2019. Kent State Ashtabula students branch out into making wines . The News-Herald . 20 November 2019 . en.