North Central State College is a two-year state college, located in Mansfield, Ohio. It is located on the 644-acre (2.61 km2) Mansfield Campus with The Ohio State University. NCSC offers associate's degrees and certification programs in a number of career fields including business, computers, engineering, health science and public service, technology and workforce development. In 1961, the Mansfield, Ohio, Board of Education established Mansfield School of Technology, the predecessor of North Central State College. This institution's primary purpose was to provide local residents with technical training so that they could advance in the workplace or secure better careers.