The board of trustees of Carteret Community College in Morehead City, North Carolina, has named Tracy Mancini as the educational institution’s next president. When she takes office on June 1, Dr. Mancini will be the first woman to lead the college.
“It is such an honor to be the next college president and I am looking forward to leading the college into the future,” Dr. Mancini stated after the board’s announcement.
Carteret Community College enrolls just under 1,400 students, according to the most recent data supplied to the U.S. Department of Education. Women make up 65 percent of the student body.
Since 2016, Dr. Mancini has been serving as vice president of instruction and student support at Carteret Community College. Earlier, she spent 17 years at Durham Technical Community College, where she was an English instructor, department chair, assistant dean, and dean.
Dr. Mancini is a graduate of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. She holds master’s degrees from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and the University of North Florida in Jacksonville. She earned a doctorate in community college executive leadership from Wingate University in North Carolina.