Cincinnati State Technical and Community College (CSTCC or Cincinnati State) is a

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and

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. It is accredited by the

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History

Chartered by the Ohio Board of Regents 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 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.

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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,

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High School,

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, Indian Hill High School, Madeira High School,

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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

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, 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,

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, and Evendale. The Cincinnati West campus, located at the college-owned Cincinnati West Airport in Harrison, offers classes in aviation maintenance technologies.

Athletics

Cincinnati State's mascot is the "Surge". The college is member of the

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of the

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. 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

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References

External links

Official website
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