Application deadline July 15
A national search is on for Colorado Mountain College’s next, and ninth, 
The CMC Board of Trustees has hired the Association of Community College Trustees as a search consultant, while also planning to keep the college and the board actively involved in the search and selection process.
Glenn Davis, chair of the CMC Board of Trustees, said, “We have put together a screening committee with representation from the board, faculty, administration, staff, community members and the student body. This group will help narrow the applicant pool, to support our trustees working on the important task of determining the future of our college’s leadership.”
A website has been launched, www.coloradomtn.edu/presidentialsearch, where community members and potential applicants can learn more about the job requirements and application process. In late June the college will begin reviewing applicants’ materials; July 15 is the deadline for interested parties to apply.
After the finalists are selected in September, there will be opportunities for staff, faculty and community members to learn about the candidates and provide input.
Interim President Charles Dassance now at helm
Since February the college has been led by an interim president, Dr. Charles R. Dassance, who is a former president of two community colleges. In 1996 Dassance was hired as president of what was then known as Central Florida Community College, in Ocala, Fla. Over the next 15 years he led that college’s transformation into prominence and record enrollment.
After Dassance retired in 2011 from the renamed College of Central Florida, he was honored with the title of president emeritus. The role of president at CMC became available in December upon the resignation of Dr. Stan Jensen.
In 2012, Colorado Mountain College was named by CNNMoney.com as one of the nation’s Top 20 community colleges in achieving student success. And in May 2013, the college granted its first bachelor’s degrees – in business administration and in sustainability studies.
Through 11 learning locations, the comprehensive community college serves the population across 12,000 square miles of north-central Colorado. Colorado Mountain College is located in Steamboat Springs, Rifle, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, Glenwood Springs-Spring Valley, Aspen, Edwards, Dillon, Breckenridge, Leadville and Buena Vista. Of these locations, the college’s three campuses in Spring Valley, Leadville and Steamboat Springs are residential. The college’s Central Services administrative offices, which serve all other locations, are located in downtown Glenwood Springs.