* Sinclair this term will see the 400,000th student enrolled at the Dayton campus since its opening at the present address about 40 years ago.
* This term, the college will assign the highest ever number of students to associate degree programs, up 5.5 percent from the previous year. This is in keeping with the college’s efforts to create clearer academic pathways that encourage degree completion, Sinclair officials said in information released Monday.
* This semester, the 65,000th student will be enrolled in distance learning or online classes.
* Sinclair is experiencing its highest ever enrollment of Hispanic students. Hispanic enrollments are expected to be up 26 percent from Fall 2009.
“As we begin this academic year, I am very pleased that both Sinclair’s Dayton campus and our distance learning programs are reaching important milestones,” Sinclair College President Steve Johnson said in a statement released Monday.
“Sinclair has a deep and historic commitment to both the City of Dayton as well as to developing new and innovative ways to use technology on behalf of our students,” he said. “We will continue to move forward at our main campus, at our branch campuses, and online on behalf of our students.”
Sinclair is also experiencing enrollment highs in many of its programs, including the veterinary technician program and the Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program.
In Warren County’s city of Mason, Courseview Campus Center will serve its 7,000th student this fall and open the second building on that campus at the beginning of fall term, which doubles the physical capacity there.
The branch campus also is doubling the number of degrees and certificates delivered there from 25 to 50.
One of the oldest and best known community colleges in the nation, Sinclair recently celebrated its 127th year, according to college officials. The college also boasts that it offers more than 170 accredited degrees and certificates and has graduated more degree and certificate holders than any other community college in Ohio in the last five years.
The fall term began Monday.
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