Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (CSTCC or Cincinnati State) is a
public technical
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and
community college in
Cincinnati, Ohio. It is accredited by the
Higher Learning Commission.
History
Chartered by the
Ohio Board of Regents The Ohio Board of Regents was created in 1963 by the Ohio General Assembly to: provide higher education policy advice to the Governor of Ohio and the Ohio General Assembly; develop a strategy involving Ohio's public and independent colleges and uni ...
in 1969, Cincinnati State was originally Cincinnati Technical College (CTC). Its campus was once the home of Central Vocational High School and Courter Technical High School, which both belonged to the
Cincinnati Public School District. Cincinnati State was the first technical/community college in Ohio to completely
ban smoking
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from campus buildings. In 2006, Cincinnati State created a new division named the Center for Innovative Technologies (CIT), which combined the Engineering Technology and Information Technology divisions.
Academics
Cincinnati State offers over 75 associate degree programs and majors, and over 40 certificate programs, it is home to the Midwest Culinary Institute.
Cooperative education and/or clinical practice are an important part of the school's curriculum. It is one of the ten largest co-op education programs in the nation, as measured by the number of student placements.
High school outreach
The Cincinnati Academic League (CAL) and Greater Cincinnati Academic League (GCAL), two high school
quiz bowl leagues run by faculty member Ed Sunderhaus, have held matches and tournaments at Cincinnati State since the 1990s.
The Cincinnati Academic League consists of teams from
Cincinnati Country Day Upper School,
Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy High School,
Finneytown High School
Finneytown High School is a public high school in the Finneytown neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is the only public High School in the Finneytown Local School District. The district serves the neighborhood of Finneytown and surrounding Sprin ...
,
Indian Hill High School,
Madeira High School,
North College Hill High School
North College Hill High School is a Public High school in North College Hill, Ohio. It is the only high school in the North College Hill City Schools district and has an enrollment of approximately 400 to 450 students.
Innovative new buildings
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,
Reading High School,
Seven Hills Upper School,
Summit Country Day Upper School, and
Wyoming High School.
The Greater Cincinnati Academic League, meanwhile, consists of schools from the
Greater Catholic League and
Girls Greater Cincinnati League of the
Archdiocese of Cincinnati, plus
Oldenburg Academy.
Campuses
Cincinnati State's main campus is located at 3520 Central Parkway, near the junction of
Interstates 74 and
75. The college also operates satellite campuses in
Middletown,
Harrison, and
Evendale. The Cincinnati West campus, located at the college-owned
Cincinnati West Airport
Cincinnati West Airport , formerly Harrison Airport, is a general aviation airport in Harrison, Ohio, United States. Cincinnati West is located east of Harrison's central business district and about northwest of Downtown Cincinnati. It can be ac ...
in Harrison, offers classes in aviation maintenance technologies.
Athletics
Cincinnati State's mascot is the "Surge". The college is member of the
Ohio Community College Athletic Conference
The Ohio Community College Athletic Conference or OCCAC is a college athletic conference whose member institutions are community colleges in the states of Ohio and Indiana. It is a member of Region 12 of the National Junior College Athletic Assoc ...
of the
National Junior College Athletic Association.
In 2015, Cincinnati State won the NJCAA D3 National Championships in Men's Golf in Chautauqua, NY under head coach Scott Webb. Cincinnati State eliminated all sports except for men's & women's soccer for the 2017–18 season.
Notable alumni
*
John Williamson (born 1986), basketball player for
Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C. of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
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References
External links
Official website
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Universities and colleges in Cincinnati
Greater Cincinnati Consortium of Colleges and Universities
Community colleges in Ohio
NJCAA athletics
Educational institutions established in 1969
1969 establishments in Ohio