Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Overview

Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College is a public institution. Cincinnati is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Known For?

• The highest award offered at Cincinnati State is the bachelor's degree.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Rankings

We have ranked Cincinnati State as #308 out of 2,018 colleges and universities in the country in our 2023 Best Colleges list. It is also ranked #11 out of 87 schools in Ohio.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Cincinnati State has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#77	Best Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#111	Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Cincinnati State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Computer Systems Analysis Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Civil Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Real Estate Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Computer Programming Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Hospitality Management Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#17	Best Engineering Technologies Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Best Computer & Information Sciences Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#40	Best Business, Management & Marketing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#54	Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cincinnati State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Civil Engineering Technology Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Civil Engineering Technology Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Computer Programming Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	College Factual
#39	Best Engineering Technologies Schools	College Factual
#71	Best Computer Science Schools	Computer Science Degree

Where Is Cincinnati State Technical and Community College?

Contact details for Cincinnati State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3520 Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45223-2690
Phone:	513-569-1500
Website:	www.cincinnatistate.edu

How Do I Get Into Cincinnati State?

You can apply to Cincinnati State online at: www.cincinnatistate.edu/admissions-aid/

Since Cincinnati State Technical and Community College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Cincinnati State Technical and Community College?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Cincinnati State, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $4,346 a year. That adds up to $17,384 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cincinnati State is 13.5%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 6,873 undergraduate students at Cincinnati State, with 2,131 being full-time and 4,742 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,131 full-time undergraduates at Cincinnati State, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	48
Black or African American	510
Hispanic or Latino	81
White	1,183
International Students	76
Other Races/Ethnicities	233

Over 50 countries are represented at Cincinnati State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Nepal, and Nigeria.

Online Learning at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College

In 2019-2020, 6,065 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cincinnati State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 13th most popular in Ohio for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Cincinnati State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College was 72.8%. This is the #503 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Cincinnati State regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Cincinnati State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Computer Engineering Technology	10%
Engineering Technologies	9%
Engineering-Related Technologies	78%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	3%
Liberal Arts General Studies	3%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Cincinnati State ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Cincinnati State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Other Homeland Security	#8
Hospitality Management	#28
Finance & Financial Management	#47
Computer Programming	#48
Engineering Technologies	#64
Business Support & Assistant Services	#73
Accounting	#154
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#154
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting	#203
Computer & Information Sciences	#234
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	#242
Liberal Arts General Studies	#242
Health Professions	#343
Business Administration & Management	#358

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	136	39	0	175
Allied Health Professions	66	43	11	0	120
Business Administration & Management	0	100	3	0	103
Mechanical Engineering Technology	5	32	51	0	88
Nursing	0	59	0	0	59
Civil Engineering Technology	0	49	6	0	55
Culinary Arts	6	39	0	0	45
Computer Engineering Technology	0	42	0	0	42
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	26	14	0	40
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants	6	0	31	0	37
Fire Protection	0	23	11	0	34
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	32	0	0	32
Accounting	0	22	9	0	31
Computer Programming	0	30	0	0	30
Mental & Social Health Services	5	0	24	0	29
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	24	4	0	28
Engineering-Related Technologies	2	0	0	21	23
Audiovisual Communications	0	20	0	0	20
Marketing	0	18	0	0	18
Information Technology	0	14	2	0	16
Electromechanical Engineering Technology	4	12	0	0	16
Industrial Production Technology	9	7	0	0	16
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	9	7	0	16
Horticulture	0	15	0	0	15
Real Estate	0	0	14	0	14
Design & Applied Arts	0	13	0	0	13
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	12	0	12
Hospitality Management	0	12	0	0	12
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	12	0	0	12
Precision Metal Working	0	6	6	0	12
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	10	0	0	0	10
Legal Support Services	0	7	3	0	10
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	0	10	0	0	10
Electronics Engineering Technology	1	7	0	0	8
Environmental Control Technology	0	8	0	0	8
Finance & Financial Management	0	3	3	0	6
Business Support & Assistant Services	0	2	3	0	5
Graphic Communications	0	5	0	0	5
American Sign Language	0	5	0	0	5
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	0	5	0	0	5
Physical Science Technicians	0	5	0	0	5
General Engineering	0	4	0	0	4
Computer Systems Analysis	0	3	0	0	3
General Business/Commerce	0	0	2	0	2
Agricultural Production	0	0	1	0	1
General Biology	1	0	0	0	1
Engineering Technology (Other)	0	1	0	0	1
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	1	0	0	0	1
Food Science Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0
Computer Software & Applications	0	0	0	0	0
Architectural Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Quality Control Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Homeland Security	0	0	0	0	0
Other Homeland Security	0	0	0	0	0
Social Work	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	116	860	256	21	1,253

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.