COSTA MESA : New Administrative Dean Named at OCC
Patricia Stanley has been named Orange Coast College’s administrative dean of vocational education, college officials have announced.
Stanley, 53, assumed the post after serving as acting dean for the past six months. Before the appointment she was dean of vocational education for the California Community College chancellor’s office for two years.
“We’re delighted and honored to have her on staff,” OCC President David A. Grant said. “Her expertise will be invaluable to our community and our students.”
In her assignment with the state chancellor’s office, Stanley provided vocational education technical assistance to California’s 107 community colleges. In her new post she is responsible for managing OCC’s extensive vocational programs that include 70 areas of study from power plant technology to early childhood education.
“America’s future is definitely in its community colleges. I’ve been at all levels of higher education, and this is a very exciting place to be,” Stanley said.
Before working for the state chancellor’s office, Stanley was chairwoman of the department of family studies and consumer sciences at Cal State Los Angeles.
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