Education

From technology training to personal development, full-time enrollment to weekend courses, the Dayton region offers an extraordinary range of traditional and innovative educational experiences. The Dayton area is a center for knowledge, recently ranked by Forbes as the "10th Best Metropolitan Area in the United States for Higher Education."

Sinclair Community College, one of the largest and most highly acclaimed community colleges in the country, was named one of the nation's best by the New York Times. The University of Dayton is Ohio's largest private university. And the University of Dayton's Research Institute, which employs 400 engineers and scientists, ranks second among all American colleges for sponsored research.

Area Colleges & Universities include:

• Air Force Institute of Technology
• Antioch College
• Cedarville College
• Central State University
• Clark State Community College
• Edison State Community College
• ITT Technical Institute
• Kettering College of Medical Arts
• Miami-Jacobs Career College
• Miami University
• Fortis College-Centerville
• Sinclair Community College
• University of Dayton
• Wilberforce University
• Wittenberg University
• Wright State University

• Education by the Numbers:
• 30+: Number of post-secondary education/training institutions.
• 2nd: Dayton's national rank for Science and Engineering PhD's.
• 3,000: Master and Doctorate degrees are awarded annually.
• 8,000: Number of annual undergraduates.
• 4th: UD's national rank for young entrepreneurs.