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A NEW COMMUNITY COLLEGE
PROMISES TO PUT PEOPLE BACK TO
WORK... AND REVITALIZE A
DETERIORATING DOWNTOWN.
GOOD EVENING, I'M MARK ALLAN.
AND I'M KATIE USSIN.
CINCINNATI STATE MIDDLETOWN
HELD A GRAND OPENING CEREMONY
TODAY. MEGAN O'ROURKE IS
HERE TO TELL US WHY CITY
LEADERS SAY THIS IS THE START
OF GREAT THINGS TO COME.
SHE'S LIVE WITH OUR TOP STORY
AT 5:30.
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UNTIL NOW, THERE HASN'T
BEEN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN
BUTLER COUNTY. MEANING
STUDENTS EITHER HAD TO TRAVEL,
OR ENROLL AT A MORE COSTLY 4
YEAR SCHOOL, LIKE MIAMI.
THAT'S WHY CINCINNATI STATE
OFFICIALS TELL ME, NOT ONLY
ARE THEY ARE FILLING A VOID,
THEY'RE ALSO INVESTING IN THE
COMMUNITY.
SCHOOL'S IN SESSION HERE AT
CINCINNATI STATE
MIDDLETOWN...WHERE THE
COMMUNITY GOT A SNEAK PEAK AT
THE NEW FACILITY LOCATED ON
MAIN STREET DOWNTOWN. EVEN
THE NEW FACILITY LOCATED ON
IMPRESSSED TO SEE WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN HIS CITY...
4:12:30 "WE ALL KNOW THAT
EDUCATION IS THE REAL
FOUNDATION FOR SUCESS, REALLY
OPENS UP A LOT OF DOORS FOR
MANY PEOPLE"37 AND THE
OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT JUST FOR
STUDENTS...BUT ALSO FOR LOCAL
BUSINESS OWNERS.4:13:00
"THERE'S A COUPLE RESTAURANTS
OPENING UP, WE'RE SEEING SOME
INVESTMENT OCCUR. PEOPLE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT IT AND I THINK
IT'S THAT EXCITEMENT WE CAN
BUILD UPON TO SEE GREAT THINGS
HAPPEN IN MIDDLETOWN AND IT
WILL BE DIFFERENT THEN WHAT IT
WAS 30,40,50 YEARS AGO, BUT IT
WILL BE A NEW DOWNTOWN, WE ARE
EXCITED ABOUT THAT" 124:17: 37
WE DON'T WANT TO COMPETE WITH
THE COMMUNITY, WE WE'LL
PARTNER WITH THEM. WE'LL HAVE
A BAKERY BUT WE WILL PARTNER
WITH THEM, WE HAVE A
HORTICULTURE PROGRAM, WE WILL
PARTNER WITH A FLOWER SHOP. SO
WE CAN HELP THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OF THIS TOWN" 47
CINCINNATI STATE PRESIDENT DR.
ODELL OWENS SAYS HIS SCHOOL
HAS A LOT TO OFFER, INCLUDING
A LOW TUITION---ABOUT 4
THOUSAND A YEAR. RIGHT NOW,
THERE ARE 3 HUNDRED AND 50
STUDENTS ENROLLED. BUT, DR.
OWENS EXPECTS THAT NUMBER TO
GROW TO 3 THOUSAND.4:15:27 WE
ARE VERY TIED TO THE BUSINESS,
WE ARE VERY TIED TO PUTTING
PEOPLE TO WORK. GIVING PEOPLE
ONE OF OUR 45 CERTIFICATES OR
ONE OF 75 ASSOCIATE DEGREE
PROGRAMS. SO NOW THE PUZZLE IS
COMPLETE FOR BUTLER COUNTY,
AND WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
HELP A LOT OF STUDENTS CHANGE
THEIR LIVES" 43
CURRENTLY, CINCINNATI STATE
MIDDLETOWN IS ONLY OFFERING
LIMITED PROGRAMS...BUT,
OFFICIALS SAY THEY WILL BE
ADDING MORE CLASSES. IF
YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION,
WE'VE PUT A LINK TO THE
SCHOOL'S WEBSITE, ON WDTN DOT
COM, YOU CAN FIND IT UNDER
WEBLINKS. REPORTING LIVE,
MEGAN O'ROURKE 2 NEWS.