Cleveland Institute of Electronics
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Cleveland Institute of Electronics (CIE) is an accredited privately held technical and engineering college in Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio
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, with a 4 year college 'World College' in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Virginia
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.

History

The Institute was established in 1934 by Carl E. Smith under the name Smith Practical Radio Institute to provide correspondence learning courses in the field of Radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...

 and Electronics Engineering
Electronic engineering
Electronics engineering, also referred to as electronic engineering, is an engineering discipline where non-linear and active electrical components such as electron tubes, and semiconductor devices, especially transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, are utilized to design electronic...

, and has served an international student body since its inception. CIE reached a milestone of 40,000 students from 70 countries around the world in 1972 and continued its exponential growth until 1995. In these years institutes started to provide educational content over the internet. In 2000, CIE began providing online examinations and assignment submission over the internet. The competition between formal universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...

 and educational institutes over the internet resulted in a smaller market share of most of the correspondence learning institutions including CIE.
In 1992 a wholly owned subsidiary was added to CIE called World College, located in Virginia. CIE offers Bachelor degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...

 programs via World College.

Notable accolades

In 1956, Cleveland Institute of Electronics conceptualized and patent
Patent
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ed its "Auto-Programmed" method, a new approach to curriculum presentation.

In the 1960s Carl Smith commissioned Pickett & Eckel Company to make a slide rule
Slide rule
The slide rule, also known colloquially as a slipstick, is a mechanical analog computer. The slide rule is used primarily for multiplication and division, and also for functions such as roots, logarithms and trigonometry, but is not normally used for addition or subtraction.Slide rules come in a...

 for their course. The model became the Pickett N515-T Electronic Slide Rule (images courtesy of Mike Konshak, Curator
Curator
A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...

, International Slide Rule Museum.)

Programs of study

The Institute provides A.A.S.
Associate's degree
An associate degree is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by community colleges, junior colleges, technical colleges, and bachelor's degree-granting colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study usually lasting two years...

 degrees as well as B.S.
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...

 degrees through its subsidiary
Subsidiary
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 World College, as well as numerous diploma
Diploma
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s in the Electronics Engineering, Broadcast Engineering
Broadcast engineering
Broadcast engineering is the field of electrical engineering, and now to some extent computer engineering and information technology, which deals with radio and television broadcasting...

 (Leads to CBT
Certified Broadcast Technologist
Certified Broadcast Technologist is a title granted to an individual that successfully meets the experience or examination requirements of the certification. The certification is regulated by the Society of Broadcast Engineers . The CBT title is protected by copyright laws...

 designation by SBE
Society of Broadcast Engineers
The Society of Broadcast Engineers or SBE is a professional organization for engineers in broadcast radio and television. The SBE also offers certification in various radio frequency and audio technology areas for its members.- History :...

), and Computer Engineering
Computer engineering
Computer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...

 fields.

Undergraduate Certificates

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Wireless and Electronic Communications
    Telecommunication
    Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...

  • Electronics Technology with FCC
    Federal Communications Commission
    The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...

     License Preparation
  • Electronics Technology with Laboratory
    Laboratory
    A laboratory is a facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiments, and measurement may be performed. The title of laboratory is also used for certain other facilities where the processes or equipment used are similar to those in scientific laboratories...

  • Electronics Technology and Advanced Troubleshooting I & II
  • Electronics Technology with Digital
    Digital
    A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...

     and Microprocessor
    Microprocessor
    A microprocessor incorporates the functions of a computer's central processing unit on a single integrated circuit, or at most a few integrated circuits. It is a multipurpose, programmable device that accepts digital data as input, processes it according to instructions stored in its memory, and...

     Laboratories
  • Industrial Electronics with PLC
    Programmable logic controller
    A programmable logic controller or programmable controller is a digital computer used for automation of electromechanical processes, such as control of machinery on factory assembly lines, amusement rides, or light fixtures. PLCs are used in many industries and machines...

     Technology
  • Broadcast Engineering
  • Computer Programming with Java and C#
  • CompTIA
    CompTIA
    The Computing Technology Industry Association , a non-profit trade association, was created in 1982 as the Association of Better Computer Dealers, Inc. by representatives of five microcomputer dealerships...

     A+ Certification and Computer Technology
  • CompTIA Network+ Certification and Computer Technology
  • Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Office
  • Introduction to Home Automation
    Home automation
    Home automation is the residential extension of "building automation". It is automation of the home, housework or household activity. Home automation may include centralized control of lighting, HVAC , appliances, and other systems, to provide improved convenience, comfort, energy efficiency and...

     Installation
  • Introduction to Photovoltaic
    Photovoltaics
    Photovoltaics is a method of generating electrical power by converting solar radiation into direct current electricity using semiconductors that exhibit the photovoltaic effect. Photovoltaic power generation employs solar panels composed of a number of solar cells containing a photovoltaic material...

     Systems

Associate's of Applied Science Degrees

  • A.A.S. in Software Engineering
    Software engineering
    Software Engineering is the application of a systematic, disciplined, quantifiable approach to the development, operation, and maintenance of software, and the study of these approaches; that is, the application of engineering to software...

  • A.A.S. in Electronic Engineering Technology
  • A.A.S. in Computer Information Technology
    Information technology
    Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications...

     and Systems Management
    Systems management
    Systems management refers to enterprise-wide administration of distributed systems including computer systems. Systems management is strongly influenced by network management initiatives in telecommunications....


Bachelor's of Science Degrees

  • B.S. in Electronic Engineering Technology
  • B.S. in Computer Information Systems

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