Welcome Central State University as the D.J's Music Site HBCU Campaign's July 2015 HBCU of the Month Supported Institution.

Began in 1887 as a two-year normal and industrial department funded by the state. It was first located at Wilberforce University, a historically black college in southern Ohio that was owned and operated by the African Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1941, its curriculum was expanded to a four-year program emphasizing teacher education. Then in 1947, it was legally split from Wilberforce University and  was renamed as the College of Education and Industrial Arts and in 1951 renamed as Central State College. In 1965, with further development, it achieved university status.

In July 2012, Central State welcomed its eighth president, Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond.