Degrees and programs

Ready for a rewarding, dynamic and in-demand health care career? Discover how Stark State College’s nursing pathways can help you grow in this essential field – for a fraction of the cost.

Start your path in healthcare by learning the skills needed to safely collect blood samples for clinical laboratory testing. Phlebotomists play a vital role in patient care, helping doctors diagnose and monitor medical conditions.

Stark State’s police science program combines general education with criminal justice coursework and hands-on training through a law enforcement academy. It prepares students for entry-level careers such as police officer, deputy sheriff, or other law enforcement roles, and can also help current officers advance their careers.

Launch your healthcare career in as little as 12 months with Stark State’s Licensed Practical Nurse program. We combine classroom instruction with hands-on clinical experience to prepare you for the NCLEX-PN and a high-demand role in your local community.

Stark State College’s professional writing certificate equips you with the essential skills to succeed in writing‑intensive roles across a wide range of industries. You sharpen your professional writing abilities while gaining practical, career‑ready experience – skills that directly translate to the workplace.

At Stark State College, our semiconductor certificates are designed to give you the skills and hands-on experience needed to step into in-demand technician roles in the semiconductor field.

The Toyota T-TEN Regional program is designed to develop students into highly skilled Toyota and Lexus technicians.  This is accomplished using Toyota/Lexus curriculum that is approximately 90% hands-on. Classroom and lab activities will be performed on a fleet of new Toyota and Lexus vehicles in a state-of-the-art automotive facility. 

Stark State’s video game design and development major prepares you to create games and interactive media using industry-relevant tools, programming languages and design techniques. Also, Stark State offers a video game design certificate that can be completed in just two semesters and completely online.

Stark State College’s web design and development degree program prepares students for careers in web development, web design, and digital technology through hands-on training in modern programming languages, databases, and web technologies. Students learn to create interactive, database-driven websites and applications using tools and technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, ASP.NET, PHP, SQL, MySQL, and Java while gaining experience in user interface design, database development, and multimedia applications.

Start training quickly for an in-demand welding career at Stark State College. You’ll earn a welding technology certificate in one year that covers most mainstream welding methods, as well as layout, fabrication, and inspection – taking you from the basics to advanced and specialty applications.