Sinclair Community College
Nontraditional Students Featured in Dayton Daily News Article
Sinclair's nontraditional student population was featured in a Dayton Daily News article on March 26:
Jobs drive boomers to acquire new skills
With high unemployment, low home values and downsized retirement accounts, hundreds of thousands of baby boomers are turning to college to boost their job skills.
The number of students ages 50 to 64 increased 17 percent nationwide between fall 2007 and fall 2009, according to the latest data available from the National Center for Education Statistics.
In southwest Ohio, that number has grown at an even faster rate at many technical and community colleges, which handle the bulk of nontraditional students.
Read the full story at Dayton Daily News.
Did You Know?
Sinclair awards on average $80 million in financial aid and scholarships each year.
Sinclair has established more than 100 transfer agreements to assist students in transferring to other colleges.
Sinclair faculty are consistently awarded for their teaching excellence.
Sinclair is the largest regional provider of online education, with more than 180 different online courses.