Sinclair Community College

Dayton, Ohio · Public

Of 38 assessed programs, 29 leave graduates out-earning a typical Ohio high-school graduate (about $36,082/yr) and 9 fall short. Another 135 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,592
$30k to $48k	$4,379
$48k to $75k	$5,865
$75k to $110k	$8,460
$110k and up	$8,785
All families (average)	$5,992

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

38 of 173 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Ohio high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$25,759	-$10,323	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	4,571
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,992	-$2,090	falls short	$4,910	insufficient data	553
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$43,344	+$7,262	clears the bar	$9,824	1.4 yrs	458
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,601	+$3,519	clears the bar	$7,240	2.1 yrs	406
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$48,643	+$12,561	clears the bar	$5,289	0.4 yrs	276
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$31,671	-$4,411	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	272
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$53,553	+$17,471	clears the bar	$11,308	0.6 yrs	226
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,664	+$8,582	clears the bar	$5,868	0.7 yrs	192
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$70,194	+$34,112	clears the bar	$5,500	0.2 yrs	152
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$33,791	-$2,291	falls short	$5,500	insufficient data	149
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,113	+$15,031	clears the bar	$3,441	0.2 yrs	135
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$76,309	+$40,227	clears the bar	$16,500	0.4 yrs	117
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$67,512	+$31,430	clears the bar	$14,197	0.5 yrs	115
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$32,867	-$3,215	falls short	$11,689	insufficient data	106
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$47,282	+$11,200	clears the bar	$11,474	1.0 yrs	104
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$57,160	+$21,078	clears the bar	$7,287	0.3 yrs	101
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$34,861	-$1,221	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	99
Social Work	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$23,617	-$12,465	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	80
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$40,651	+$4,569	clears the bar	$11,812	2.6 yrs	68
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$74,999	+$38,917	clears the bar	$14,985	0.4 yrs	64
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,731	+$14,649	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Design	Associate's Degree	$37,187	+$1,105	clears the bar	$11,000	10.0 yrs	57
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$68,935	+$32,853	clears the bar	$7,516	0.2 yrs	56
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$60,462 1-year earnings	+$24,380	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Social Work	Associate's Degree	$44,586	+$8,504	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$27,210	-$8,872	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$45,867	+$9,785	clears the bar	$17,458	1.8 yrs	38
Biology	Associate's Degree	$43,697	+$7,615	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	$44,816	+$8,734	clears the bar	$11,944	1.4 yrs	25
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$38,421	+$2,339	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$61,405	+$25,323	clears the bar	$18,000	0.7 yrs	20
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$38,325	+$2,243	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$40,665 1-year earnings	+$4,583	clears the bar	$14,704	3.2 yrs	18
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$57,157	+$21,075	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$48,312 1-year earnings	+$12,230	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$45,022 1-year earnings	+$8,940	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	$43,411	+$7,329	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	$27,036 1-year earnings	-$9,046	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	137
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	125
Computer Systems Analysis	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	104
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	95
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	80
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	63
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$12,792	insufficient data	34
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Political Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
English	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Sociology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Public Relations and Advertising	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Counseling Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Agricultural Business and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Industrial Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Agriculture, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Agriculture, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Area Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Animal Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International/Globalization Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Data Analytics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Health	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural Mechanization	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate Development	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,082/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.