By Kristina Goetz
The Cincinnati Enquirer

CLIFTON - Cincinnati State Technical and Community College will soon offer a way for alumni, students and community members to make a lasting impression on the school's campus.

This week, college officials will mail out a brochure detailing the cost of bricks that will be used for a pathway in a landscaped courtyard with trees, flowers and benches. It's part of the school's new $55 million Advanced Technology and Learning Center, which is scheduled to be complete by September 2004.

"We're trying to get 1,000 bricks sold; that will generate about $109,000 over two years," said Cincinnati State development officer Dave Nehring.

The fund-raising effort is part of a four-year campaign to raise $16 million for four areas of the college: the learning center, scholarships, program support and the endowment. Two years into the campaign, the college has raised almost $10 million.

The advanced technology center will make room for growing enrollment and provide students with a central place to study, eat and socialize. Amenities include a 200-seat auditorium, a larger bookstore and a 700-plus car parking garage.

The Midwest Culinary Institute will gain instructional kitchens and labs, and a restaurant for catering and sales. The pastry program will gain teaching spaces and a retail sales outlet that will be open to the public. The information technologies division, which enrolls 1,000 students, will have more than 33,000 square feet.

Information: (513) 569-1451.

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