1874 David Sinclair agrees to come to Dayton from Hamilton, Ontario, to serve as Superintendent of the Dayton YMCA at a salary of $1000 per year.
1887 Sinclair begins the Evening Educational Program of the Dayton YMCA, offering courses in bookkeeping and mechanical drawing.
1891 First diploma awarded to Mr. John Hiller, Jr.
1902 David Sinclair dies on vacation in Billings, Montana.
1903 Wright Brothers succeed in first powered flight.
1906 First black student is graduated.
1917 Start of World War I.
1921 Americanization classes offered for immigrants.
1923 First four-year degrees offered by Technical School.
1926 First woman is graduated (Gertrude Bonholzer receives degree in Commerce)
1929 YMCA and School move to new building at on West Monument Avenue.
1942 World War II begins.
1946 G.I. Bill enables many veterans to attend college. Day College begins.
1948 Name is officially changed to Sinclair College of the YMCA.
1959 Sinclair College receives separate incorporation.
1960 Last Bachelor’s Degree awarded.
1965 Sinclair Community College created as the public community college for Montgomery County.
1969 Ground broken for new campus.
1972 Sinclair moves to its new, seven-building, 20-acre campus at 444 West Third Street.
1977 The Clarion publishes its first issue.
1983 Massive water main break sends 2 million gallons of water into the fieldhouse and library.
1995 Sinclair’s Distance Learning Program named one of nation’s 20 best.
2007 Learning Centers open in Englewood and Huber Heights, Courseview Campus opens in Mason, Ohio, expanding the Sinclair district into Warren County.
