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AAB in Accounting-CPA — Accounting-CPA Concentration

AssociateAABConcentrationOn campusOnlineHybrid

Overview

An Associate of Applied Business with a named accounting - CPA major covering financial and managerial accounting, taxation, auditing, intermediate and advanced accounting. The catalog lists a fully online version and the program page lists in-person, online and hybrid formats.

Official program name
Accounting - Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
Awarded degree
Associate of Applied Business · major: Accounting-CPA
Source: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level
Associate
Subject focus
Concentration inside a broader degree — Accounting-CPAA formal accounting major, concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as a BBA, BSBA or MBA. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Stark State College — Accounting and Finance Department
Source: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location
North Canton, OHFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Source: starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects
Accounting — formal concentration / track (“Accounting-CPA major”)
Required credits
64-65 total hours
Source: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration
4 semesters (full-time)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Why this program is listed

Named accounting major in the Associate of Applied Business with a published course list in the 2026-27 catalog.

The catalog lists this as a named major (major code 2002) within the Associate of Applied Business, with its own required accounting courses.

Source: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in accounting, accountancy and taxation at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal accounting majors or concentrations, never certificates or degrees with a single accounting course. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.
Formats offered
On campus · Online · Hybrid
Source: starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Online delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.All coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Campus visits (online option)
Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option)
Not verified
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Transfer pathways

  • Named transfer partners: Walsh University and Franklin University.
    Source: starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Academic calendar

CPA-related information

Academic qualification, CPA exam eligibility and CPA licensure are three different things, and requirements differ by state board, pathway, applicant background and date. These are statements this school publishes, shown with the jurisdiction they name.
  • Not specified. Describes the program as preparing students for professional advancement and future CPA eligibilityConditions stated: The page describes a bachelor's degree and eventual CPA career as the next stepsSource: starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026
  • Not specified. Describes the program as introducing the technical knowledge covered on the CPA examSource: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026

A school describing a program as supporting CPA preparation does not establish eligibility for every applicant in every state, and this directory does not label any program “CPA eligible”. Check your own state board's current rules before you enrol. Accounting degrees and CPA requirements

Other professional recognition

Other credentials and outcomes appear only where the school itself publishes them, with their date.

Other professional recognition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

This directory does not publish pass rates, placement rates or salaries for any program. Occupational statistics for accountants are in the guides, labelled as statistics for the occupation, not outcomes of a school.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Transcripts
RequiredOfficial high school transcript (and official college transcripts for transfer students) are listed as documents to register for courses.
Source: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Other requirement
RequiredPlacement assessment: ACT scores or an ACCUPLACER assessment (or ACCUPLACER results from another college).
Source: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state — Ohio residents, 1 credit hour (schedule effective spring 2026; 16 or more hours total 3,353.60)From the school-wide rate table for this level$209.60per creditSource: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Other published fees

Out-of-state residents tuition surcharge, added to the Ohio tuition
$129 per creditMandatory
Source: catalog.starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Doctoral funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Three different things, kept apart: institutional accreditation of the school, business-school accreditation of the unit, and supplemental accounting accreditation. One never implies another.

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • ACBSP — accreditedUnit: Certified public accountant (CPA) programScope: Program-level statement on the program pageStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: starkstate.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

No separate accounting accreditation is on record. AACSB business accreditation does not mean the accounting program holds AACSB accounting accreditation.

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Ohio.

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 26, 2026.
  1. catalog.starkstate.edu/general-information/admissions-procedures/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
  2. catalog.starkstate.edu/general-information/tuition-fees-methods-payment-refunds-residency-requiremen — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
  3. catalog.starkstate.edu/programs/accountingcpa-major-aab/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
  4. catalog.starkstate.edu/programs/accountinghealth-admin-major-aab/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
  5. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. starkstate.edu/academics/programs/cpa/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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