The Appalachian Outreach/Studies Department provides Sinclair Community College students, faculty, and staff; local urban Appalachian communities; and the Miami Valley region with educational programs and outreach services that serve to eliminate barriers and ensure access to the learning process. 

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:

The Appalachian Studies Area of Emphasis allows students to focus on the rural and urban Appalachian regions of the United States.  Additionally, this program provides students an opportunity to study the area in which they live and work.  The interdisciplinary approach ensures that issues and subjects are covered from different perspectives.

                        ARTICLE from DAYTON DAILY NEWS - APRIL 11,2007                        SINCLAIR OFFERS OHIO'S FIRST PROGRAM IN APPALACHIAN STUDIES  DAYTON -  Twelve courses are the nucleus for a new 27 credit-hour Appalachian studies emphasis to an associate of arts degree now available in the Liberal Arts and Sciences division at Sinclair Community College. The Appalachian studies emphasis is the first of its kind in Ohio, said Dr. Carol Baugh, Sinclair's Appalachian Outreach Studies coordinator.For more information, contact Baugh at (937)512-2126 or carol.baugh@sinclair.edu.