As the only community college in Warren County, Sinclair’s Courseview campus is expanding courses, programs and hours to meet the growing demand of student enrollment.
Enrollment has increased from 340 students in 2007, to more than 1,100 students this year, said George Sehi, executive dean of the Courseview campus.
“This has been an significant increase for four and a half years,” Sehi said. “Courseview has become more of the college of choice for students.”
The college has added classes on Saturdays and extended class times four additional hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. In addition, it added classes from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sundays.
Physical Education courses are being taught in the classroom because the college is trying to accommodate and offer more courses for students. To gain more space, the college is offering courses at Kings High School.
“We are limited in space, meaning that we are at capacity,” Sehi said. “Every classroom is at the maximum, and the staff is functioning in a variety of capacities.”
So the college has bought 32 acres of land to begin its expansion of Courseview, Sehi said.
The proposed future site of the Courseview campus will offer more classrooms and laboratories. School officials are also trying to offer more Allied Health courses.
“We are trying to meet the needs of the community and be aligned with the job market,” Sehi said.
With less than 18,000 square feet, Courseview has seven classrooms, one computer lab, one science lab, a small library, a bookstore and a student lounge.
Jeremy Bowles, who is a History and Business Management major, said that Courseview is the best option for his education, and he is thrilled about the future expansion.
“It is very easy to socialize here. We might not know everyone but we always see the person on the same day and at the same time,” Bowles said. “[Courseview has] a decent size but the facility is outgrowing the size and we are at capacity.”
Sehi is hopeful that one day he will see the growth of the “Courseview family.”
“I am extremely excited about the expansion. I envision that within my lifetime this campus will have at least 5,000 students between this location and the next location. It will be very exciting to see a campus being built from scratch,” Sehi said. “We are like a small family here at Courseview. It has been a real pleasure to see a campus of 340 students grow to more than 1,100 students.”