Top Reasons to Work for Kent State Athletics (in no particular order): Kent State is the reigning champion of the Mid-American Conference Institutional Academic Award (top overall program GPA in the conference). Kent is a great college town, centrally located and easily drivable to major league sporting events and major cities. Kent is 37.9 miles from Cleveland, and 101.2 miles from Pittsburgh. Kent is also 14.7 miles from Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Kent State is one of only 15 four-year public universities in the nation and is the only Ohio public university to receive the 2021 "Great College to Work For" designation. Kent State Athletics is truly a #FlashFamily in every sense of the word. Kent State Athletics has a state-of-the-art athletic tr