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Pamela Cone and her daughter LaJoya Reed both graduated from Sinclair last summer. For both of them, the choice to attend Sinclair came easily.

"I was ready for a career change," said Cone. "I had worked in medical administration, but I wanted to do something more creative and explore my other talents. "

Sinclair's interior design program seemed like a great option for Cone since the two-year program was affordable. She started classes, and before long, she was encouraging her daughter to attend Sinclair, too.

"Joy was at the University of Dayton for a year, and at that point, I had attended Sinclair for a quarter. She knew she wanted to go to law school, so we thought it would make more sense for her to accumulate more debt at the end of her schooling than at the beginning. I told her to just try a quarter at Sinclair in the political science program, and she loved it," Cone said.

Although mother and daughter had always been close, Cone said the daily commute and experience of being students together made them even closer.

"We had a lot of the same professors, but not at the same time. I would take a class and recommend the instructor to Joy, and she would do the same for me," Cone said.

"Joy and I both had such a great experience at Sinclair. I blossomed in my rediscovery of writing and literature, too, and my professors were all so supportive. I had some of my work published in Sinclair's The Clarion Review and even created my own poetry blog (pamelaconespoetry.blogspot.com). "

"I would definitely recommend Sinclair to anyone; in fact, I already do! My sister enrolled this quarter after seeing my success over the last two years, and my son is planning to attend Sinclair after he graduates from high school, as well. I was able to develop a whole new set of skills at Sinclair and rediscover my love of learning, and I want other people to experience that, too."

By Meghann Heft

Meghann Heft recently graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Dayton. She can be reached at meghann.heft@gmail.com.