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December 10, 2024

HVAC CCP partnership between Stark State, The K Company, Hoban and GlenOak trains students for in-demand careers

It’s 8:45 a.m. on a Wednesday morning at The K Company in Akron. Inside the HVAC company’s state-of-the-art Mark E. Chonko Training Center, Frank Perez, adjunct instructor for Stark State College, is teaching his class about the operation sequence of a furnace.

December 09, 2024

Charting a path to a medical career: Meet Dana Aramouni

When facing any task, second-year student Dana Aramouni always asks herself one important question.

November 05, 2024

Ron and Ruthanne Wilkof honored at donor appreciation event

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 5, 2024 – In recognition of Ron and Ruthanne Wilkof’s years of friendship and support to Stark State College, the Stark State College Foundation recently honored the couple at a donor appreciation event.

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