The rapidly expanding
radio business blossomed at the College. New broadcast studios were opened in 1941 and by 1946 the College granted the degree
of bachelor of fine arts in radio broadcasting. This department continued to expand with the addition of television and became
the Radio-Television Arts Department in 1950. It is now the Electronic Media Division at CCM and was one of many unique qualities
the College of Music brought to the imminent
merge with the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
By the early 1950s, enrollment
was dropping at the Conservatory and the school was struggling. New classes were added to try to increase attendance, including
music therapy and a cooperative system of work-study. WKRC Radio equipped a radio studio on campus, which later expanded to
include a television studio. It soon became clear that bringing these two powerful schools together would benefit all parties
involved.
The College of Music and the Conservatory
merged in August 1955 to become the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Two of the most prominent music institutions
in the country brought stellar reputations, faculty and facilities together to form one of the premier music colleges in the
country.
On August 1, 1962 the
College-Conservatory of Music became the fourteenth college at the University of Cincinnati. Under the leadership of former Dean
Jack Watson, construction began on a $5 million CCM complex on UC's campus and was complete with the opening of the Patricia
Corbett Pavilion in 1972. CCM continued to grow and flourish as part of the university. With the ever increasing enrollment
and demand for appropriate space, CCM grew once more in 1999 with a $93 million renovation and creation of the state of the
art CCM Village. The College-Conservatory of Music moves into the 21st century with an astonishing collection of achievements,
faculty, staff, students, alumni and facilities.
(Information
from CCM web site - used by permssion)
