[4] Kent State East Liverpool was established in 1965 as an academic outreach of Kent State located in the International Brotherhood of Operative Potters building.

It moved to its present location in 1968, purchasing the former East Liverpool High School downtown campus from the East Liverpool City School District.

In the same year, the school was officially established as a Kent State University regional branch.

[7] Out-of-state tuition for residents in select counties in West Virginia and Pennsylvania was reduced in the spring of 2010.

Residents must reside in either Brooke, Hancock or Ohio counties in West Virginia, or, Allegheny, Beaver, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Lawrence or Mercer county in Western Pennsylvania.