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Ohio · Public · Predominantly associate's

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio. 5,803 undergraduate students. 123 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 205841 · OPEID 010881 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at Stark State College

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-46%

150%-time completion

150%-time completion at Stark State College fell 46% between 2006 and 2009 (27.7% → 15.1%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-100%

3-year cohort default rate

3-year cohort default rate at Stark State College fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (4.0% → 0.0%).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE-18%

Undergraduate enrollment

Undergraduate enrollment at Stark State College fell 18% between 2021 and 2024 (7.0k → 5.7k).

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING BETTER-19%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at Stark State College fell 19% between 2017 and 2020 ($16.9k → $13.8k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

Stark State College earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Ohio median

Each tile compares this institution to the Ohio median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$34,661+11% · 6→10y
Ohio median $41,039
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$31,268
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
22.7%-15% · '97→'09
Ohio median 62.5%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$6,886+425% · '97→'20
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
5,803+40% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
54.0%+14% · '04→'09
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
—
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$4,670+20% · '00→'09
out-of-state $7,766
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How Stark State College earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings at Stark State College

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

2.6%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $6,886 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $34,661 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Stark State College enrollment, completion, and debt over time

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–20245,749
13,6603,95119962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–200915.1%
29%15%19972009
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2020$13,786
$21,000$2,62519972020
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
RETENTION · 2004→2009+14%

Stark State College · retention rose

63.0% → 71.7%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+40%

Stark State College · undergrad enrollment rose

4,095 → 5,749

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+130%

Stark State College · out-of-state tuition rose

$3,435 → $7,886

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2020+425%

Stark State College · median debt rose

$2,625 → $13,786

COHORT DEFAULT RATE · 2011→2024-100%

Stark State College · cohort default rate fell

17.2% → 0.0%

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024-25%

Stark State College · pell share fell

47.7% → 35.8%

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Stark State College programs ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCIP 5138 · Associate's Degree$73,663111 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCIP 5109 · Associate's Degree$68,53844 gradsEnvironmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCIP 1505 · Associate's Degree$57,0858 gradsComputer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCIP 1109 · Associate's Degree$49,23919 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesCIP 5203 · Associate's Degree$48,71635 gradsCriminal Justice and CorrectionsCIP 4301 · Associate's Degree$47,31942 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesCIP 5107 · Associate's Degree$46,1538 gradsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCIP 5106 · Associate's Degree$44,23241 gradsComputer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCIP 1512 · Associate's Degree$42,09441 gradsPsychology, GeneralCIP 4201 · Associate's Degree$41,07733 gradsMechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCIP 1508 · Associate's Degree$40,13822 gradsLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCIP 2401 · Associate's Degree$38,205160 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCIP 5108 · Associate's Degree$37,32259 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCIP 5202 · Associate's Degree$37,280106 gradsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCIP 5204 · Associate's Degree$35,35813 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesCIP 5107 · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,03543 gradsComputer Software and Media ApplicationsCIP 1108 · Associate's Degree$33,53146 gradsSocial WorkCIP 4407 · Associate's Degree$27,68029 grads
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

18 Stark State College programs with earnings, grouped by field

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate's Degree$33,53146 gradsComputer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate's Degree$49,23919 grads

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15

Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$42,09441 gradsMechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$40,13822 gradsEnvironmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's Degree$57,0858 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree$38,205160 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, GeneralAssociate's Degree$41,07733 grads

HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43

Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's Degree$47,31942 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Social WorkAssociate's Degree$27,68029 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's Degree$73,663111 gradsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$37,32259 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$68,53844 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$34,03543 gradsDental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$44,23241 gradsHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's Degree$46,1538 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree$37,280106 gradsAccounting and Related ServicesAssociate's Degree$48,71635 gradsBusiness Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's Degree$35,35813 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at Stark State College

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$62,877
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 22
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 22year 0year 39
Cost per year
$7,716
HS-only baseline · OH
$36,400
Years to complete
2
CIP family
24

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Institutions similar to Stark State College in Ohio

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

NELSONVILLE$37.8k

Hocking College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 29% completion
ELYRIA$38.8k

Lorain County Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 33% completion
PERRYSBURG$37.3k

Owens Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 32% completion
KIRTLAND$39.6k

Lakeland Community College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 23% completion
NEWARK$39.2k

Central Ohio Technical College

Public · Predominantly associate's · 24% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“Stark State College graduates earn $X” — not “Stark State College makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Stark State College caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →