The mission of Mott Community College (MCC) is to provide high quality, accessible, and affordable educational opportunities and services that cultivate student success and individual
development and improve the overall quality of life in a multicultural community. MCC is located in Flint, with satellite campuses in Clio, Fenton, Lapeer, and Howell. The majority of its students come from Genesee, Lapeer, and northwest Oakland Counties. The College offers sixty-one associate degree programs, and 40 pre-associate certificates. Robert Matthews, Associate Vice President of Workforce & Economic Development, serves as MCC’s representative on WIN’s board.
Robert Matthews currently serves as Associate Vice President of Workforce and Economic Development. He is a Higher Education executive responsible for leading and providing strategic direction for all Workforce and Economic Development functions and operations at a college with enrollment of more than 12,000 credit and non-credit students. Mr. Matthews is the college’s senior Workforce Development Officer and a member of the president’s executive cabinet. He provides leadership for strategic and operational planning for programs and services within the Workforce and Economic Development division, and portion of facilities operation. He participates in the development and implementation of college policies and programs, ensures compliance with federal and state requirements as well as other regulatory agencies, and is responsible for hiring, training, evaluating, and developing personnel. Mr. Matthews has over 20 years of experience in higher education which includes workforce development, student services, career development, grants development and management, supervision, and program/curriculum development. His previous experience includes enrollment management, career services, and the development of tutoring and mentoring programs for urban youth. Mr. Matthews holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan-Flint, a Master of Public Administration from the Rackham School of Graduate Studies at the University of Michigan, and is a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership at the University of Michigan-Flint.
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