SUNY Board Approves Appointment of Carole A. McCoy as President of Jefferson Community College

Albany – The State University of New York Board of Trustees today approved the appointment of Carole A. McCoy as president of Jefferson Community College, effective February 1, 2007. 

The Jefferson Community College Board of Trustees formed a committee representative of campus constituencies and conducted a national search to identify an individual to serve as its next president. Subsequently, the Jefferson Board of Trustees adopted a resolution appointing Dr. Carole A. McCoy to the post on Jan. 3, 2007.

“The search committee and the Jefferson Community College Board of Trustees have recruited to SUNY another experienced, capable campus leader,” said SUNY Chancellor John R. Ryan. “I had an opportunity to meet with Dr. McCoy and interview her for this presidential post.  She now has the opportunity and privileged challenge of leading the students, faculty and staff of Jefferson Community College and we are confident she will succeed.”

“Dr. McCoy, who comes to us from Anne Arundel Community College in Maryland, is one of many outstanding leaders we have attracted to lead our campuses from across the country,” said State University of New York Board Chair Thomas F. Egan. “I congratulate Dr. McCoy for becoming the president of Jefferson Community College.”

“I am honored to have the opportunity to lead Jefferson Community College and want to thank the Board of Trustees for its support,” said Dr. McCoy. “I am looking forward to my move to New York State and to working with the college community and SUNY to meet the learning needs of the residents of Jefferson County.”

Since 2000, Dr. McCoy has served as Vice President for Learner Support Services at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland.  As one of three vice presidents responsible for all of the college’s operations, she has led the delivery of comprehensive learning support services to more than 60,000 students at 115 sites. Also in this position, Dr. McCoy managed a budget of more than $15 million and led the development of the college’s strategic plan, the college’s first comprehensive enrollment development effort, and a college-wide retention effort.

From 1997 to 2000, Dr. McCoy held the positions of Chief of Learning Systems and Technology and then Vice President for Learning Systems and Technology.   In these positions, her work focused on delivering information technology, distance learning, instructional technologies, and library services.  She led the technology strategic planning efforts and implemented projects across all areas of the college.  Previously, she served as the Director of End User Support and the Director of Research Computing at The Children’s Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts.  

Dr. McCoy holds a Doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Baltimore, and a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Framingham State College, Massachusetts. 

SUNY is the largest comprehensive university system in the United States, educating more than 418,000 students in 7,669 degree and certificate programs on 64 campuses.