Akakpo earned a M.S. in managerial finance from the University of Lomé.[1] He completed a M.B.A. at Ashland University.[1] He graduated with a Ph.D. in higher education administration with a focus on community college leadership from the University of Toledo.[1][2] His 2017 dissertation was titled, Community College Administrators’ Perceptions of Ohio’s Performance-Funding Policy.[3] David L. Meabon was his doctoral advisor.[3]