Medical Billing

The Medical Billing undergraduate certificate provides a basic understanding of software, medical terminology, coding and procedures used in medical settings such as hospitals, clinics, doctors' offices and outsourcing facilities involved with providing billing operations.

Medical Assisting

The Medical Assisting undergraduate certificate provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in this fast-growing field. With experienced faculty, hands-on training, and a focus on real-world applications, you'll be prepared for a rewarding career as a medical assistant.

CAD for Manufacturing

The CAD for Manufacturing undergraduate certificate prepares students with hands-on training and instruction on a number of the most popular software tools used by industry in computer-aided drafting and design and in solid modeling.

Essentials for Business Decision Making

The Essentials for Business Decision Making undergraduate certificate provides a background for both experienced and aspiring business managers. For the business manager who may already have a degree in a field other than business, the program offers professional certification. For the person who aspires to be a management position, the certificate articulates well into the Associate of Applied Business degree or the Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

A dress designed by Kent State graduate student Angelique Wong.

  Kent State University graduate student Angelique Wong’s designs were judged the best in show at “Haute for the House,” a runway show the School of Fashion staged as part of a fundraiser for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeast Ohio.The show, held in Cleveland on Feb. 8, featured fashions from 16 students from Kent State's internationally renowned School of Fashion. Wong’s dress designs received the most votes from event attendees, and she was named the winner of a $1,000 award for Best in Show.School of Fashion administrators and Ronald McDonald House Charities officials su...

Photo of East Palestine cloud of smoke

Feb. 3, 2023 – A date that forever changed lives of residents and businesses in East Palestine, Ohio. A Norfolk Southern freight train derailed and caught fire. Of the 38 cars that derailed, 11 contained toxic chemicals including vinyl chloride, a known carcinogen, butyl acrylate, and other chemicals. First responders, most of which were volunteer fire departments, were immediately called into action.   On Feb. 7, 2024, Dr. Wesley Vins, DPA, REHS, health commissioner for the Columbiana County Health District, visited Kent State University’s College of Public Health to share with...

Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Andy and Abby Wyatt

Despite living in the same residence hall on the Kent Campus, Andrew “Andy” Wyatt, ’16, had to travel nearly 4,500 miles to get to know the love of his life. Andy and Abby Steger, ’16, began their love story as undergraduate students in the Kent State Florence education-abroad program.“I’d seen her around a few times on campus, and we both lived in the Honors College dorms, but we didn’t really talk,” said Andy.The two were part of the same study abroad cohort in Florence, Italy, in 2014. Andy studied English literature while Abby majored in fashion design. After receiving encouragement f...

dog sleeping

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