The Business Management and Accounting programs at North Central State College recently earned reaccreditation with the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for the maximum 10 years. Accreditation was first earned in 1993 for the programs. ACBSP’s mission is to promote continuous improvement and recognize excellence in the accreditation of business education programs around the world. ACBSP is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.
A strong component of earning the reaccreditation was the Business program’s use of the Major Fields Exam administered by Education Testing Services (ETS), the same institution that administers the SAT exam. The test is utilized by 55 community colleges across the United States to benchmark the knowledge of students in accounting, economics, management and marketing. NCSC graduates scores were in the top 15% of students nationwide.
North Central State College prepares students to successfully transfer to 4-year institutions, to join the workforce, or to start their own businesses.
North Central State is a community college that serves 3,100 students on its Mansfield campus, its Shelby training facility, and Urban Higher Education Center as well as via training and distance learning sites throughout north central Ohio. The College is preparing this area’s work force by offering 28 associate degree majors and 40 certificate programs of study, including comprehensive technical education in health sciences, general studies, public service, business, engineering technology, and corporate/community services. Recently, the Ohio Higher Learning Commission awarded approval to North Central State College to offer associate of arts and associate of science degrees, paving the way for easier credit transfer to colleges and universities.