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Kent State University At Salem

Kent State University at Salem (Kent State Salem) is a satellite campus of Kent State University in the vicinity of Salem, Ohio, United States. Kent State Salem offers baccalaureate and associate degree programs and is administered with Kent State University at East Liverpool. As of 2021, enrollment at Kent State Salem was 957 with total enrollment for the Columbiana Campuses at over 1,400.

Kent State Salem occupies a 98 acres (40 ha) campus in Salem Township, just south of the Salem city limits, as well as the City Center campus in downtown Salem on the former site of Salem High School.

History

The former Salem High School building is now used by Kent State Salem as one of its campus buildings.

Kent State Salem was established in 1962 as an outreach program housed at Salem High School. In 1966 it was relocated to an office building on South Broadway Street before it was moved to the permanent campus site in 1971. In August 2011, the Health and Sciences wing was completed. The wing consists of additional centralized classrooms, labs, lecture hall and centralized faculty offices for nursing and radiology.

Academics

Like other Kent State regional campuses, students at Kent State Salem can begin coursework for any of the undergraduate majors available at Kent State. Combined with Kent State East Liverpool, more than 20 degrees are offered, including 12 bachelor's degrees. Tuition is also lower than at the main campus in Kent for in-state, lower division classes. Out-of-state tuition for residents in select counties in West Virginia and Pennsylvania was reduced in the spring of 2010. Residents must reside in either Brooke, Hancock or Ohio counties in West Virginia, or, Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Lawrence or Mercer county in Western Pennsylvania. As of September 2011, enrollment at Kent State Salem is 2,023.

References

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  2. ^ "Preliminary Headcount, Fall 2021". www.ohiohighered.org. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
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  4. ^ "About Columbiana County". Salem.Kent.edu. Kent State University. 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
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  7. ^ "News: Out-of-state tuition reduction". Kent State University. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  8. ^ "Fifteenth Day Enrollment Statistics" (PDF). Kent.edu/RPIE. Kent State University. September 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012. Numbers use concurrent enrollment