(Photo of Dr. Katie Thomas Provided with Release Courtesy of the Community College of Beaver County)

Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News

(Monaca, PA) According to a release from the Community College of Beaver County, CCBC recently announced the appointment of Dr. Katie Thomas as their Provost and Chief Academic Officer. Dr. Thomas was orignally hired by the Community College of Beaver County as a member of the faculty for the subject of English, but served most recently as the Community College of Beaver County’s Dean of the School of Professions and Transfer Studies, where the five pathways of business, criminal justice, education, liberal studies, and STEM through CCBC were overseen by her. The Community College of Beaver County scaled the Guided Pathways model under the leadership of Dr. Thomas, which led to growth in both retention and enrollment across those five programs and spearheaded accreditation and assessment at CCBC, which made an institution that was more driven by data. Dr. Thomas, who resides in Neshannock Township and is a lifelong resident of Lawrence County, has over 17 years of experience in innovation for academics, instruction and community college leadership leading into her new appointed position.