NCSC by the Numbers
Our Mission
Providing individuals with the knowledge, skills and inspiration to succeed in their chosen path.
Statement of Commitment
- North Central State College will educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth.
- The duty of North Central State College is to equip students with an opportunity to develop the intellectual skills they need to reach their own, informed conclusions.
- North Central State College is committed to not requiring, favoring, disfavoring, or prohibiting speech or lawful assembly.
- North Central State College is committed to creating a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth, and tolerates the differences of opinion that naturally occur in a public higher education community.
- The duty of North Central State College is to treat all faculty, staff, and students as individuals, to hold them to equal standards, and to provide them equality of opportunity, with regard to those individuals’ race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
PUBLIC NOTICE OF UPCOMING ACCREDITATION REVIEW VISIT BY THE ACEN
North Central State College wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for initial accreditation of its baccalaureate nursing program and continuing accreditation of its associate degree nursing program by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
You are invited to meet with the site visit team and share your comments about the programs in person at a meeting scheduled at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026, in room 116 of the Health Sciences building located at 2441 Kenwood Circle, Mansfield, Ohio 44906.
Written comments are also welcome and should be submitted to the ACEN via email at
public-comments@acenursing.org or to the ACEN office:
Attn: Accreditation Services
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
3390 Peachtree Rd NE, Suite 1400
Atlanta, GA 30326
You must identify the full name of the program in your comments. All written comments should be received by the ACEN by August 17, 2026.

North Central State College
is a public institution serving the communities of north central Ohio. The College provides high-quality education and career-focused training through more than 60 programs, including short-term certificates, associate degrees, transfer pathways, and two bachelor’s degree options in Health Sciences, Business, Public Service, and Engineering Technologies, along with customized workforce training designed to meet the needs of today’s employers.