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Sinclair Community College

Dayton, Ohio·Public, 4-year or above·Great Lakes·sinclair.edu
6-yr Graduation
41%
+15.0pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
19,415
peer median 12,847
Avg net price
$5,741
-$942 vs Community College
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
41%+15.0pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
80%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
34%
Non-Pell
29%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 159 Title IV programs, 18 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 140 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
159
Passing
18
11.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.6%
vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

159programs
  • Passing18 · 11.3%
  • No Data140 · 88.1%
  • Failing1 · 0.6%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
5
Safe
12
No data
140

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

19
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-5.6%
$32,867 vs $34,808
Design and Applied Arts
Associate Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+6.8%
$37,187 vs $34,808
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+10.1%
$38,325 vs $34,808
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+10.4%
$38,421 vs $34,808
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
+16.8%
$40,651 vs $34,808
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+24.5%
$43,344 vs $34,808
Real Estate
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+24.7%
$43,411 vs $34,808
Biology General
Associate Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+25.5%
$43,697 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

21
Social Work
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
41%
$18,080 debt · $44,586 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$17,162 debt · $45,867 earn
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
37%
$12,260 debt · $32,867 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Associate Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
34%
$15,410 debt · $44,816 earn
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
32%
$12,161 debt · $38,421 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$17,500 debt · $61,405 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$12,000 debt · $47,282 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
25%
$10,057 debt · $40,651 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Higher Learning Commission

Accredited since 1970Next review Aug 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 10

Action history · 18

  1. Jul 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
  2. Apr 2025Initial Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Jul 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIETT) - Dietetic Technician Program
  4. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. Aug 2022Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,855
$30–48k$4,546
$48–75k$6,703
$75–110k$8,192
$110k+$8,559

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$5,741
-$942vs Community College median $6,683
Federal loans
21.4%
In-state tuition
$3,435
Out-of-state
$8,316

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 8,070 students received $30.5M in Pell grants, alongside $15.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
8,070
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$30.5M
$30,460,760 total
Direct Loans
$15.7M
6,063 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
5k
21
7k
22
7k
23
8k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$8.5M
3,217 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.9M
2,816 loan awards
Parent PLUS$333K
30 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 3,763 borrowers who entered repayment, 34 (0.9%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.9%
-1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,763
Defaulted
34
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.5%
2017
16.0%
2018
7.6%
2019
0.9%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Sinclair Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs198
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,494 total completions
01Health Professions
36524.4%
02Business
33022.1%
03Liberal Arts
27618.5%
04Computer Sciences
1077.2%
05Psychology
926.2%
06Engineering Tech
825.5%
07Visual/Performing Arts
694.6%
08Mechanic
674.5%
09Engineering
634.2%
10Education
432.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
19,415
12-mo unduplicated
33,002
Undergraduate
33,002
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
44%14,578
Women
56%18,424

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.1%
Black
17.3%
Hispanic
5.4%
Two or more
5.0%
Unknown
4.0%
Non-resident
2.6%
Asian
2.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
87
44 M · 43 W
Women athletes
49.4%
Athletic aid
$171K
Total student aid
Budget
$701K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$69K
$102K
Recruiting expense
$1K
$729
Head-coach salaries
$24K
$21K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Baseball
31 M ·
$147K
Basketball
13 M · 10 W
$213K
Softball
· 19 W
$116K
Volleyball
· 15 W
$116K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.91
16 offenses · 17,591 students

3-year trend

1.182 yrs ago1.081 yr ago0.91Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
58
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
16
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
6
Motor vehicle theft
4
Robbery
3
Arson
1
Fondling
1
Aggravated assault
1

By location

16total
  • On campus9
  • Non-campus2
  • Public property5

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
5
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons11
Drugs191
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 1 report was later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
330

Sinclair Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Sinclair Community College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSinclair Community College
41%19,415$5,741Community College
Cuyahoga Community College District
17,840$4,538Community College
Columbus State Community College
28,081$7,233Community College
Owens Community College
7,854$10,202Community College
Edison State Community College
4,624$8,503Community College
Ohio University-Lancaster Campus
11%2,127$6,133Community College
Peer group median26%12,847$6,683

Frequently asked questions about Sinclair Community College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Sinclair Community College.

What is the graduation rate at Sinclair Community College?

Sinclair Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 41% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Sinclair Community College?

Sinclair Community College reports a total enrollment of 19,415 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Sinclair Community College?

The average net price at Sinclair Community College is $5,741 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Sinclair Community College located?

Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio 45402-1460.

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