Biography

Dr. Steven L. Johnson
President and CEO

During Dr. Johnson’s 20-year Sinclair presidency, the college has experienced extraordinary improvement in student success rates, and a remarkable expansion of access to include several new learning centers across the region. Sinclair Community College was recently named the #1 college in the nation for sustained student success. Sinclair recently began offering bachelor’s degree programs. It is among the few colleges in Ohio offering the lowest college tuition while delivering results across numerous college departments that are deemed nationally as among the best in class. Sinclair has no debt, and continuously receives the highest financial ratings among all of Ohio’s universities and colleges.  With 2,500 full- and part-time employees and $160 million in annual operations, Sinclair is among the 15 largest employers in the Dayton region and has repeatedly been voted by its employees as a “Best Place to Work.”

Dr. Johnson is a Dayton regional Leader of the Year; among the Leaders of the Decade; and named one of the “12 Most Influential People” of the Dayton Region. He has also been honored as Humanitarian of the Year by the National Conference for Community and Justice.  Dr. Johnson holds a Ph.D. from the University of Texas-Austin.