One of the keys to a healthy and sustainable economy is a skilled workforce. Knowing this is the key to longevity, the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce is partnering with vital organizations to ensure the region continues to thrive for years to come.
One of those strategic partners is Learn to Earn Dayton, which brings together business, education and other community partners to prepare Dayton’s workforce of tomorrow. The project aims to have 60 percent of working-age adults hold a two-year college degree or high-quality credential by 2025.
Learn to Earn Dayton focuses on giving every child the opportunity to attend at least one year of high-quality preschool, works to expand after-school and summer learning programs, and arranges internships for high schoolers.
Laying the foundation for all this, the Dayton Public Schools system has raised its graduation rate from 59.6 percent to 72 percent since 2010. Its 13,000 students include 800 English language learners from more than 30 countries. The district’s students and alumni have been recognized at local, state and national levels for their talents in the arts, academics, business, civic leadership and athletics. And Dayton’s Stivers school for the Arts has been named among the nation’s best public high schools in U.S. News and World Report.
The towns surrounding Dayton include several of the top-rated school districts in Ohio.
At Oakwood High School in the Oakwood City School District, for example, 85 percent of the students participate in extracurricular activities. Oakwood’s not-for-profit Destination Imagination, Inc. develops project-based learning programs that blend STEM education with the arts and social entrepreneurship.
The Beavercreek City Schools loan each K-2 student an iPad and each Grade 3-12 student a Chromebook. Gifted students benefit from resource rooms and intervention specialists, AP courses, CCP courses, early graduation and flexible credit.
Beavercreek’s Character Education program instills “pillars of character” – that are reinforced through curriculum initiatives, activities and service projects such as food drives and fundraising. n
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Dayton Public Schools
115 S. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 542-3000
www.dps.k12.oh.us
Dayton Regional STEM School
1724 Woodman Dr., Kettering, OH 45420
(937) 256-3777
www.daytonstemschool.org
Miami Valley Career Technology Center
6800 Hoke Road, Clayton, OH 45315
www.mvctc.com
Oakwood City Schools
20 Rubicon Rd., Dayton, OH 45409
(937) 297-5332
oakwoodschools.org
Piqua City Schools
719 East Ash St., Piqua, OH 45356
(937) 773-4321
www.piqua.org
Upper Valley Career Center
5 East SR 36, Piqua, OH 45356
www.uppervalleycc.org
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School
505 S. Ludlow St., Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 461-3740
www.CJEagles.org
Dayton International School
5700 Far Hills Ave., Dayton, OH 45459
(937) 433-1120
www.daytonis.org
Hillel Academy of Dayton
305 Sugar Camp Cir., Dayton, OH 45409
(937) 277-8966
www.daytonhillel.org
Incarnation Catholic School
45 Williamsburg Ln., Centerville, OH 45459
(937) 433-1051
www.incarnation-school.com
Montessori School of Dayton
2900 Acosta St., Dayton, OH 45420
(937) 293-8986
www.montessoridayton.com
CHARTER SCHOOLS
Dayton Early College Academy (DECA)
300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469
(937) 414-7678
www.daytonearlycollege.org
Mound Street Academies
354 Mound St., Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 223-3041
www.moundstreet.org
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Antioch University Midwest
900 Dayton St., Yellow Springs, OH 45387
(937) 769-1800
www.midwest.antioch.edu
Tuition: $527 (per credit hour/undergraduate programs)
Enrollment: 369 (does not include online students)
Degrees: Undergraduate, graduate, certificate programs
Cedarville University
251 N. Main St., Cedarville, OH 45314
(937) 766-7810
www.cedarville.edu
Tuition: $37,630 (undergraduate block tuition, room and board)
Enrollment: 3,535
Degrees: 130+ undergraduate, graduate and online programs
Central Michigan University Wright Patterson AFB Center
2130 Fifth St., Bldg. 50, Area B
Wright Patterson AFB, OH 45433
(937) 252-5600
www.cmich.edu/dayton
Tuition: $405 (per credit hour/standard undergraduate course rate)
Enrollment: Varies by campus
Degrees: 200+ undergraduate, graduate and online programs
Central State University
1400 Brush Row Rd., Wilberforce, OH 45384
(937) 376-6333
www.centralstate.edu
Tuition: $1,963 (in-state Ohio resident and reciprocity/12 to 18 credit hours)
Enrollment: 1,784
Clark State Community College
570 E. Leffel Ln., Springfield, OH 45505
(937) 328-6002
www.clarkstate.edu
Tuition: $155 (Cost per credit hour/Ohio resident)
Enrollment: 5,653
Degrees: 125 associate, certificate and online programs
Kettering College
3737 Southern Blvd., Kettering, OH 45429-1299
(937) 395-8618
www.kc.edu
Tuition: $558 (Per credit hour/undergraduate)
Enrollment: 700+
Degrees: Associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate programs
Miami University
501 E. High St., 212 Roudebush Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
(513) 529-6225
www.muohio.edu
Tuition: $14,732 (in-state/main campus)
Enrollment: 17,147
Degrees: Bachelor’s degrees in more than 120 areas, 60+ master’s and doctoral programs
The Modern College of Design
1725 East David Rd., Kettering, OH 45440
(937) 294-0592
www.themodern.edu
Tuition: $26,714
Enrollment: 190+
Degrees: Associate of Business in Advertising Art
Ohio University – Russ Center
2642 Indian Ripple Road,
Beavercreek, OH 45440
www.ohio.edu/engineering
Sinclair Community College
444 W. Third St., Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 512-2525
www.sinclair.edu
Tuition: $116.03 (per credit hour/Montgomery Co. residents)
Enrollment: 32,000
Degrees: 220 associate and certificate programs
United Theological Seminary
4501 Denlinger Rd., Trotwood, OH 45426
(937) 529-2201
www.united.edu
Tuition: Varies by program
Degrees: Master’s and doctoral programs
University of Dayton
300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469
(937) 229-1000
udayton.edu
Enrollment: 8,499
Degrees: Undergraduate and graduate programs
Wright State University
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy. 256 University Hall, Dayton, OH 45435
(937) 775-2312
www.wright.edu
Ohio resident tuition: Per semester, $4,365
Non-resident tuition: Per semester, $8,804
Enrollment: 12,115
Degrees: 150 undergraduate programs, 145 graduate programs