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Sinclair UAS Center Featured on CNN.com
Complaints by some parents to their school-aged children that video games "aren't good for you" may not necessarily be true.
Apparently, a "PlayStation" mentality can pay off for students interested in aviation and could lead to a future career in that industry.
The strong hand-eye coordination skills and familiarity with a visual readout (from playing video games) can particularly create an advantage for aviation students interested in the field of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS), said Dr. Steve Johnson, President of Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. "I think there are a lot of things that go into being successful as a student in any program, and this is no different," he said.
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Did You Know?
Sinclair's student/faculty ratio of 19 to 1, among the lowest at Ohio's colleges, allows students to receive more individual attention.
Nine of our students have made the Academic All-American First Team for Community, Technical and Junior Colleges—more than at any other community college.
Out of 1,200 community colleges in the nation, Sinclair is one of 20 board member colleges of the League for Innovation in the Community College.
Sinclair is the largest regional provider of online education, with more than 180 different online courses.