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North Central State College

Mansfield, Ohio Public 4-year Rural area

Overview

North Central State College is a public four-year institution based in Mansfield, Ohio. The campus sits in a rural area. It enrolled 2,553 students in fall 2024.

North Central State College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 49 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance, and System, Networking, and LAN/WAN Management/Manager. It awarded 564 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 5 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
2,553
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
564
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
49
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 49

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 4
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Health Professions 15
Engineering Technologies 7
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Education 2
Psychology 1
Public Administration and Social Services 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Precision Production 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
17
Associate degrees
309
Certificates under 1 year
151
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
87

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,553
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,553
Full-time, fall 2024
28%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
3,132
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
62%
Men
38%
White
81%
Hispanic or Latino
4%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
5
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
25%
Students taking some online courses
41%

Campus and services

Setting
Rural area
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
President
Dr. Dorey Diab
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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