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Dual purpose

January 16, 2026

University of Cincinnati’s College and Career Tracks guide high school students through dual enrollment and College Credit Plus pathways. Students earn transferable college credits, explore careers in allied health and other fields, gain early college experience and improve college readiness while reducing future tuition costs.

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GE Aerospace extends Next Engineers program at UC

January 12, 2026

The GE Aerospace Foundation extended a partnership with UC to administer the Next Engineers program through 2034. The program introduces eighth graders and high school sophomores to careers in engineering.

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1

Dual purpose

January 16, 2026

University of Cincinnati’s College and Career Tracks guide high school students through dual enrollment and College Credit Plus pathways. Students earn transferable college credits, explore careers in allied health and other fields, gain early college experience and improve college readiness while reducing future tuition costs.

2

GE Aerospace extends Next Engineers program at UC

January 12, 2026

The GE Aerospace Foundation extended a partnership with UC to administer the Next Engineers program through 2034. The program introduces eighth graders and high school sophomores to careers in engineering.

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Removing Barriers to Higher Education

January 8, 2026

Cincinnati media covered the rollout of the Bearcat Affordability Grant which provdes a pathway to tuition-free college for students of famlies who make less than $75,000 per year and are residents of the state of Ohio.

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UC launches Bearcat Affordability Grant

January 7, 2026

The University of Cincinnati is making college more attainable for students across Ohio with the creation of the Bearcat Affordability Grant. The new grant will provide a pathway to tuition-free college for students of families who make less than $75,000 per year. Beginning in fall 2026, the Bearcat Affordability Grant will cover the remaining cost of tuition for Ohio residents who are Pell eligible.

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Celebrating the newest Bearcats on Decision Day

December 11, 2025

The University of Cincinnati admits its newest Bearcats for Fall 2026. Interest in the university is at an all-time high with more than 35,000 applicants for admission. Decision Day was also a time to celebrate 10 new Marian Spencer Scholarship recipients.

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UC Clermont welcomes near record enrollment

October 2, 2025

The University of Cincinnati Clermont College welcomed its second highest number of students ever this fall, with enrollment rising more than five percent over 2024.

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UC celebrates science with schoolchildren

September 30, 2025

UC's Center for Public Engagement with Science welcomed fifth-grade students from Cincinnati's School for the Performing and Creative Arts to campus for activities celebrating science.