MCC Daily Tribune

Dr. William Dixon serving as Acting Chief Data Officer/AVP

Dr. William Dixon assumed the role of MCC’s Acting Chief Data Officer & Associate Vice President of Institutional Research and Assessment on March 1, 2025.

Since joining MCC in 2017 as Director of Institutional Research, Dr. Dixon has played critical roles in several institutional research initiatives that support the College’s strategic priorities. He has 24 years of experience in Institutional Research, has played a role in creating state policy related to student success metrics in three states, has extensive regional accreditation experience, and has served as a Middle States Peer Reviewer. Additionally, he has overseen data warehousing and Banner implementation, helped create and oversees the award-winning data champion initiative at MCC, is an expert on data extraction, interpretation, and data ethics, leads MCC's predictive analytics initiative and serves as data lead for our Unlocking Opportunity implementation team.

Dr. Dixon holds an Ed. D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Liberty University, an M.S. in Clinical Psychology, and a B.S. in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Radford University.

I am confident that Dr. Dixon’s leadership and expertise will serve the Institutional Research and Assessment Department well. Please join me in expressing our appreciation and excitement for Dr. William Dixon as he assumes this new role.

Gretchen Wood
Vice President, Institutional Advancement & Executive Director, MCC Foundation

Gretchen Wood
MCC Foundation
03/04/2025