James C. Williamson is the former president of the
North Carolina Community College System
The North Carolina Community College System (System Office) is a statewide network of 58 public community colleges. The system enrolls over 500,000 students annually. It also provides the North Carolina Learning Object Repository as a central loc ...
and the former president and CEO of the
South Carolina Technical College System
The South Carolina Technical College System is a statewide network of 16 technical colleges in South Carolina.
Colleges
* Aiken Technical College ( Aiken)
* Central Carolina Technical College (Sumter)
*Denmark Technical College (Denmark)
* Florenc ...
. He was hired on March 31, 2016 to lead the 58-college North Carolina system, beginning on July 1, 2016. He resigned as president of the N.C. Community College System, effective Sept. 30, 2017.
Career
Williamson served for 27 years in higher education in
South Carolina
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, including 20 in the
South Carolina Technical College System
The South Carolina Technical College System is a statewide network of 16 technical colleges in South Carolina.
Colleges
* Aiken Technical College ( Aiken)
* Central Carolina Technical College (Sumter)
*Denmark Technical College (Denmark)
* Florenc ...
, rising through roles from registrar to dean to two college presidencies (at
Williamsburg Technical College and later
Northeastern Technical College) and then to System President in 2014.
From 2008-14, he was in a leadership position with
Agapé Senior, a healthcare-related industry in South Carolina. While serving in the private sector, Williamson was honored by ASHHRA with the inaugural Gary Willis Leadership Award for outstanding leadership and innovation as a healthcare human resources professional.
Williamson earned a B.V.A and M.Ed. from
Winthrop University, and a Ph.D. from the
University of South Carolina. He is also a former member of the Winthrop University Board of Trustees.
References
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Living people
North Carolina Community College System
Heads of universities and colleges in the United States
Winthrop University alumni
University of South Carolina alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)