High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Cleveland State University is a public university in Cleveland, Ohio. It is part of University System of Ohio which was formed in 2007. The University System of Ohio has classified Cleveland State University under "The Urban Research Universities" while the Carnegie Foundation has designated it as "Doctoral/Research University". Cleveland State University traces its historical roots to 1870, when the Cleveland YMCA began to offer free classes. The YMCA program was formalized in 1881, reorganized in 1906 as the Association Institute, and later became the Cleveland Y.M.C.A. School of Technology. The Cleveland School of Technology was renamed Fenn College in 1929. Fenn College is named after Sereno Peck Fenn. Fenn College expanded over the years, taking over several buildings in the area including Fenn Tower, Stilwell Hall, and Foster Hall. On December 18, 1964 the state of Ohio founded The Cleveland State University. After months of negotiations The Cleveland State University took over the faculty, staff, and programs of Fenn College on September 1, 1965