In 1969, the OMI corporate structure merged with the University of Cincinnati, the last private school to join the University. The OMIEC and OCAS entered another era of expansion, and soon came another change of name. In 1978, the new UC College was officially named the OMI College of Applied Science (CAS).

In the 1970s, baccalaureate degrees with required cooperative work experience were offered in Architectural, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering Technology, and in Construction Management. These first baccalaureate programs quickly became the backbone of CAS. They were followed by Fire and Safety Engineering Technology in the 1980s and Chemical Technology in the 1990s.

As baccalaureate programs evolved, senior students were challenged to demonstrate their applied learning through the development of prototypic products and processes. That expectation led to a rekindling of the annual expositions so much a part of the OMI tradition. Since 1986, CAS seniors have publicly displayed their work at the annual Tech Expo. On occasion, seniors’ projects have been rewarded with patents.

The OMI College of Applied Science gained critically needed laboratory and classroom space at its next campus on Victory Parkway (the former Edgecliff College campus). This move occurred in 1989, following 78 years of operation in the OMI Building on Walnut Street and Central Parkway.

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