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CPS Strong

Our city is only as strong as our public schools. And our university is only as strong as its city. That鈥檚 why we鈥檝e made a commitment to Cincinnati Public Schools, creating opportunities for CPS students that support college readiness, access and success.

Learn more about scholarships and grants available for CPS students:


What is CPS Strong?

CPS Strong is a university-wide strategic enrollment initiative that focuses on recruitment, persistence, retention, and graduation of former Cincinnati Public School students attending the 美高梅官网.聽

CPS Strong is a partnership across 美高梅官网, Cincinnati Public Schools, and the broader Cincinnati community to support readiness, create access, and foster success for CPS students by aligning and co-designing programs and services in order to facilitate a more robust, system-wide ecosystem of support, with the student at the center.

How does CPS Strong work?

While sudents are still attending CPS, they are educated about college preparation and given the necessary resources to ensure a smooth transition into higher education.

CPS Strong focuses on three main factors:

Readiness

CPS Strong starts in middle school (grades 6-9) to make sure students have everything they need to take their future into their own hands. Summer programs are available for high school sophomores and juniors, specific to academic disciplines they want to explore in college.

Access

CPS Strong aims to聽remove barriers within the college application process and affordability. We provide resources that help with financial aid, scholarship information, campus tours, bearcat bootcamps, counselor breakfasts, and more.

Our main goal is to make attending college easier and more accessible for our community.聽

Success

Once a CPS student has become a student at the 美高梅官网, CPS Strong coaches continue to provide institutional resources, encourage academic achievement, and make sure we are creating a robust experience-- not only academically, but experientially.

Of course, success (to us) looks like becoming a Bearcat, but beyond that, the success of CPS Strong means building a stronger Cincinnati.

Why was CPS Strong created?

As the major university in Cincinnati with a large footprint in our community, we have a commitment to ensure all CPS students have access to quality education and to prepare the workforce needed to sustain our city鈥檚 economic growth.

Our city is only as strong as our public school system. CPS Strong works to establish an institution-wide model to engage and empower Cincinnati Public School students. By aligning programs and services to ensure readiness, create access, and foster success, we can achieve educational transformation and positively impact the future of our university and our city.


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Lori L. Wright, Ed.D

Director, CPS Strong

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CPS Strong Stories

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CCM Prep, Benjamin Carlson-Berne Fund expand free lessons for...

February 7, 2025

Cincinnati's Movers and Makers magazine recently featured CCM Prep and the Benjamin Carlson-Berne Scholarship Fund (BCB). A new partnership between CCM Prep and the BCB Fund will continue its mission to provide instrumental or vocal classical music lessons for underserved youth in the Cincinnati community and provide support to select Cincinnati Public School instrumental music programs.

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Cincinnati Media: Big surprises for future 美高梅官网 Bearcats

January 30, 2025

Media from across Greater Cincinnati provided coverage of Decision Day 2025 activities at the 美高梅官网. Five area high school students were surprised with admission, scholarships and a visit by the Bearcat Mascot, 美高梅官网 band and cheer team. 美高梅官网 Vice Provost Jack Miner welcomed the newest Bearcats to the university.

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