When the school opened its doors in 1966, if offered four programs of study: Sales Marketing, Data Processing, Printing Technology, and Media Design.
Programs offered by Cincinnati Technical College, 1970s
Today the four divisions of study offered are: Health and Public Safety, Humanities and Sciences, Business Technologies, and the Center for Innovative Technologies. This exhibit examines the programs offered by the Center for Innovative Technologies division of degrees offered at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College which emerged in the 2006-2007 academic year. It merged the degrees that were once offered in the Engineering Technologies Division, Information & Engineering Technologies Division, and the Information Technologies Division into one.
The Center for Innovative Technologies is organized into seven departments. They are Aviation Maintenance, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Technologies, Computer Software Development, Electrical Engineering Technologies, Mechanical Engineering Technologies, Multimedia Information Design, and Network Systems. Please explore this exhibit to learn more about these departments!
Plastics Technology was one of the first engineering degrees offered at Cincinnati State.
The materials in this collection were pulled from the archival holdings of Cincinnati State.
Divisions of the Center for Innovative Technologies
Aviation Maintenance
Aviation students at work, date unknown
Cincinnati West Airport, 1996
Aviation Technology first appears as a program at Cincinnati State in the 1971 catalog. The two year program was designed to prepare aircraft and power plant technicians for employment in commercial, corporate or general aviation. All courses in aviation technical courses are today taught at the Cincinnati State West Campus in Harrison, Ohio.
Chemical and Environmental Engineering Technologies
Jim Bronstrup, Chemistry Instructor, c. 1980s
The term “Chemical Technology” doesn’t appear in the school’s catalogs until 2001. However, the “Physical Science and Mathematics Division” first appeared in school catalogs in 1981, offering to teach “the principles of physics, chemistry, and mathematics considered basic for successful study in a science dependent field such as engineering technology.”
Ann Gunkel of Environmental Technology (center), date unknown
Environmental Engineering Technology degrees were first made available at Cincinnati State in 1995, offering courses such as Air Pollution Control, Solid Waste Management, and Environmental Chemistry.
Civil Engineering Technologies
Engineering Technologies Day, May 24, 1979
Engineering and Civil Engineering Techs, c. 1970s
As old as the school itself, Cincinnati State’s civil engineering technologies program was designed to teach students the technical knowledge needed for the field. This included learning to conduct various tests, including those for soil, concrete, water pollution, soil mineralogy, and percolation.
Computer Software Development
Tim Brothers, student, writing programs in Braille
While degrees focused on the manufacturing of computers were first offered in 1983, courses focusing on both computer hardware and software were not offered until 1987. Skills learned included “single board and multi-card microcomputers, operating systems, high level languages, and control applications.”
Marc Baskind (retired professor) with student, c. 1980s-1990s
Electrical Engineering Technologies
Working on electrical designs, c. 1970s
Since the 1960s, electrical engineering students at Cincinnati State have been training to work with electronics such as machine tools, jet engines, radar, radio, telephones and more! They learn how to run tests, calculate and record data, and troubleshoot issues that come with using electronics.
Bird Bidwell works on an air conditioning mock-up
Mechanical Engineering Technologies
Offered since the school opened in 1966, degrees in mechanical engineering technologies are some of the most diverse offered by Cincinnati State. Students have always had access to well-equipped labs that they use while learning software such as AutoCAD.
The EMET “Robot Wars” project: students used FischerTechnik rapid prototyping parts, a PLC and a Rhino robot to design a system with the goal of delivering the most ping pong balls to the opponents’ side.
Multimedia Information Design
Gary Walton of the Graphics department (front), undated
Starting out as Graphic Communications Technology in 1960s, Multimedia Information design has gone from offering classes to learn about typesetting and “the use of electronics, computers, tap controls, etc. in graphic communications” to discussing audio/visual production, graphic design, graphic imaging technology and web/multimedia design.
Lucy Logan, former co-op in Media Services (Production) using a Page Reader. The pages contained a magnetic strip with recorded audio information about the topic.
Network Systems
Business Data Processing Technology in the 1960s offered a remarkably similar program as today’s Business Network Administration degree program.
The network systems department is made up of two degree programs. The Business Network Administration degree prepares graduates for careers in software, administration, and security are of networking. The Computer Network Engineering Technology degree prepares graduates to work in the hardware industry of the networking field.
Paul Weingartner, program chair of Computer Network Engineering Technology
Cooperative Education
Irvin Kuehn, High School Liaison Officer, discusses co-o opportunities
Cooperative education, commonly referred to as a co-op, has been part of Cincinnati State’s degree programs since the 1960s, though it was originally referred to as “work placement.” It was an option segment of earning a degree from the school while gaining experience in a chosen field and earning and income.
Today, all students enrolled in associate’s degree programs within the Center for Innovative Technologies are required to participate in cooperative education. Most co-op requirements are fulfilled through onsite work, though credit can also be earned through part-time or full-time work. The ultimate goal of co-ops is to prepare a student for entering their chosen profession once graduating.
1970s Engineering Careers chosen by CTC graduates
1970s GE co-op poster
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