August 14, 2006
by Jessica Santina
Local Education Columnist
When Citigroup, Inc. announced plans to build an information technology center in Blue Ash, Ohio, a small town just 15 minutes from downtown Cincinnati, it confirmed what many business leaders already knew: Cincinnati has become one of this country's biggest technology hubs.
Citi Cards, a subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc., is the largest provider of credit cards in North America. This technology center could bring more than 1,000 new information technology-related jobs to those with technical training in the Cincinnati area.
The Cincinnati Business Courier reported that in April 2006, Ohio's job growth ranked third in the nation overall. This is due in part to the city's strong commitment to growth in the high tech sector. More than 2,000 firms are involved in high technology and research in the region. Cincinnati's urban core is undergoing $3 billion worth of revitalization. Cincinnati's commitment to innovation and outstanding technical programs is why it's home to 10 Fortune 500 headquarters, and why it's an ideal location in which to study technical and network support.
Technical Training in Cincinnati
There are a number of excellent technical programs in Cincinnati that prepare you for a career in technical and network support. Such technical programs emphasize hardware support and the technical administration of computers for business. Your technical training will consist of Internet fundamentals like addressing, routing, and various applications like e-mail or FTP searches. A degree in technical and network support also introduces you to web page management, desktop publishing, and e-commerce.
Upon completion of one of Cincinnati's technical programs, you could earn a position as a computer support specialist or a systems administrator -- jobs the Bureau of Labor Statistics says will grow much faster than average through 2014. Prospects are best for those with college degrees and up-to-date technical training.
While completing your technical and network support degree, you'll live in the city that Winston Churchill once called America's most beautiful inland city, and that Longfellow dubbed "the Queen City of the West." It's not a bad way to begin your technology career!
Sources
America's Most Livable: Cincinnati USA
Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Computer support specialists and systems administrators"
Cincinnati Business Courier
Cincinnati Enquirer
About the Author
Jessica Santina is a freelance writer with a background in media and marketing. She also teaches first-year writing courses at the University of Nevada, Reno.
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