 Ninety percent of graduates in 2008 took the "Graduation Pledge" to consider the environmental and social consequences of any job they consider.Kent State Stark is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools) and is an active member of AASCU (American Association of State Colleges and Universities) and participant in the Voluntary System of Accountability.Kent State University at Stark is sometimes confused with the Stark State College of Technology which leases space from and shares parts of the Kent Stark campus.