Introduction
The Regional Campuses are a network of seven distinct campuses within the university. Three of them, the Ashtabula, East Liverpool and Salem campuses, are named for the cities in which they are located. The remaining four—Geauga, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses—are named for their counties and are located near the cities of Burton, Canton, Warren and New Philadelphia, respectively.

All of the Regional Campuses are accredited by the The Higher Learning Commission and are members of the North Central Association. Some associate degree programs also have earned specific accreditation. The accounting technology, business management technology, computer technology and information technology for administrative professionals programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The nursing program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC) and the electrical/electronics and the mechanical engineering technology programs at the Tuscarawas Campus are accredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (TAC/ABET). The radiologic technology program at the Salem Campus is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JCERT). The American Physical Therapy Association has accredited the Ashtabula and East Liverpool programs. Ashtabula and East Liverpool’s occupational therapy assistant program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE). The Veterinary Technology program is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).

Mission
The mission of the Regional Campuses System is to make the resources of the 27th largest university in the country accessible to the citizens of Northeast Ohio. The regional campuses are also charged with the task of delivering a wide variety of area-specific technical education and training to the communities they serve. Finally, delivering programs and services that enhance business and employment opportunities in a time of economic transition is an integral part of the mission of the Regional Campus System. The regional campuses carry out this mission through the efforts of a faculty committed to the highest standards in the scholarships of discovery, integration, application, teaching and university citizenship. Faculty members actively pursue a variety of creative endeavors, regularly contribute to the scholarship in their disciplines, take pride in their continuing pedagogical successes, and are recognized by the wider University community with teaching and professional development awards. Regional campus faculty are visible citizens in the communities they serve, as well as at every level of university governance.

Regional campuses have an open enrollment policy and an expanding postsecondary enrollment option program. Many are “nontraditional” students: people returning to the classroom after having begun or raised a family; manufacturing and business workers in need of retraining in the face of economic change; bright, motivated young students earning college credit while still in high school; and for the “traditional” student, the regional campuses offer the first and second years of coursework leading to the bachelor’s degree in 170 major fields.

Each of the regional campuses—Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas—is an integral part of the community it serves, whether through the promotion of fine arts and humanities, the extensive offering of continuing education courses and programs, the enhancement of primary and secondary education, the development of carefully crafted associate degree programs, the offering of selected upper-division and graduate coursework, a wide variety of partnerships with business and industry, the leadership in the development of distance learning technology, or as a first step—close to home—toward the goal of a four-year baccalaureate degree at Kent State University. The Regional Campus System is itself an integral part of Kent State University, advancing the mission of the University by delivering its programs and services throughout Northeast Ohio.