# Sinclair Community College > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sinclair_Community_College > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sinclair_Community_College.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Community_College > Source revision: 1355268426 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Sinclair Community College**, a/k/a **Sinclair College**, is a [public](/source/Public_college) [community college](/source/Community_college) in [Dayton, Ohio](/source/Dayton,_Ohio), United States. ## History Sinclair Community College is named for David A. Sinclair, a Scottish immigrant and secretary of the Dayton YMCA (1874–1902), who founded the adult training school that eventually became Sinclair College in 1948.[3] Sinclair Community College was featured in a 2009 issue of *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*. The article explained how [community colleges in the United States](/source/Community_colleges_in_the_United_States), like Sinclair, help to create jobs in an unstable economy. The article also stated that Sinclair is widely known as one of the best community colleges in the region.[4] That year its enrollment was 25,345 students,[5] and the main campus was one of the largest community college campuses in North America.[6] According to the Dayton Daily News, in 2013 Sinclair purchased a 3.4 acre addition to the Courseview Campus Center in Mason with the intent of eventually serving 10,000 students there. Also that year, the college opened a second Mason facility, "Building B." In August 2016, Sinclair Community College and the University of Cincinnati signed a partnership allowing Sinclair students attending the Mason campus to pursue a bachelor's degree in Information Technology at UC.[7][8][9] In March 2013 the college settled a First Amendment lawsuit by revising a speech code that prohibited students and visitors from holding signs on campus.[10][11] Four years later, in March 2017, the college ordered student Advisors A.J. Owens and Dr. Matt Massie to apologize to Forest Wilson, a student and candidate for Student Senate President concerning Wilson's campaign to get food stamps accepted on campus.[12] ## Campus locations Sinclair has 3 regional campus locations throughout Southwest Ohio: the main Dayton Campus, and locations in Centerville, and Mason.[13] ## Notable alumni and faculty - [Buster Douglas](/source/Buster_Douglas), professional boxer - [Trudy Krisher](/source/Trudy_Krisher), faculty from 2001 until her retirement - [Megan Stalter](/source/Megan_Stalter), actress, singer, and comedian ## See also - [List of community colleges](/source/List_of_community_colleges) ## References 1. ["U.S. and Canadian 2025 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2025 Endowment Market Value"](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/nacubo1-nacubo-prd-dc8b/media/Nacubo/Documents/EndowmentFiles/2025-NCSE-Endowment-Market-Values-for-US-and-Canadian-Institutions-FINAL.xlsx) (XLSX). National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). Retrieved February 17, 2026. 1. As of fall 2016. ["Headcount Enrollment at University System of Ohio Institutions, Fall 2007 to Fall 2016"](https://www.ohiohighered.org/sites/ohiohighered.org/files/uploads/data/statistical-profiles/enrollment/headcount_institution_campus_07-16.pdf). Ohio Department of Higher Education. Retrieved 4 March 2018. 1. ["Our history"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110818035325/http://www.sinclair.edu/about/history/). Sinclair Community College. Archived from [the original](http://www.sinclair.edu/about/history/) on 18 August 2011. 1. Greenhouse, Steven (2009-08-15). ["NY Times article"](https://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/15/business/15college.html). *The New York Times*. Retrieved 2009-08-16. 1. Larsen, Dave (25 September 2009). ["Enrollment Figures Fall 2009"](http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/sinclair-considering-expansions-changes-to-dayton-campus-318017.html). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20091102122357/http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/dayton-news/sinclair-considering-expansions-changes-to-dayton-campus-318017.html) 2 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine. 1. ["SCC Microsoft study"](http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000003808). 2 March 2009. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100108134846/http://www.microsoft.com/casestudies/Case_Study_Detail.aspx?CaseStudyID=4000003808) 8 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine. 1. Sinclair buys more acres to expand its Mason campus, Dayton Daily News, Jan. 7, 2013. [http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sinclair-buys-more-acres-expand-its-mason-campus/Ee93CYrHpXbv2gyTVnMeCN/](http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sinclair-buys-more-acres-expand-its-mason-campus/Ee93CYrHpXbv2gyTVnMeCN/) 1. Sinclair to open second building in Mason, Dayton Daily News, Oct. 30, 2013. [http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sinclair-open-second-building-mason/WoC9UcwWe7YB4dKXMAGyWP/](http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/sinclair-open-second-building-mason/WoC9UcwWe7YB4dKXMAGyWP/) 1. University of Cincinnati, Sinclair begin tech partnership in Mason, Dayton Daily News, Aug. 2, 2016. [http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local-education/university-cincinnati-sinclair-begin-tech-partnership-mason/71LNi94ecTtMZhllvvkphO/](http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local-education/university-cincinnati-sinclair-begin-tech-partnership-mason/71LNi94ecTtMZhllvvkphO/) 1. ["Sinclair settles suit over sign"](http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/sinclair-settles-suit-over-sign/nWqLG/), *Dayton Daily News*, March 12, 2013. 1. ["Victory: Ohio College Settles First Amendment Lawsuit, Scraps Speech Code"](http://thefire.org/article/15522.html), *FIRE*, March 12, 2013. 1. Steinbaugh, Adam (March 13, 2017). ["Sinclair Community College administrators threatened to void student election over food stamps platform"](https://www.thefire.org/sinclair-community-college-administrators-threatened-to-void-student-election-over-food-stamps-platform/) 1. ["Locations"](https://www.sinclair.edu/locations) ## External links - [Official website](http://www.sinclair.edu) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sinclair Community College](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Community_College) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinclair_Community_College?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.