Chuck Bowling is the Dean of Arts & Sciences at McDowell Technical Community College. During his 15-year tenure at McDowell Tech, he has also served as a biology instructor, Director for Student Success, and Dean of Students. Prior to McDowell Tech, he worked as Institutional Research for Caldwell Community College & Technical Institute, engaged in outreach college preparation as a staff member of the Upward Bound and GEAR UP programs and as Director of College Awareness Programs at Appalachian State University, and led outreach science education programs as Coordinator of the Saturday-at-the-Sea Programs at Florida State University. If there is a through line in this winding career pathway, it has been working to ensure equitable access to education for all students, regardless of background and family circumstances.
Chuck recently completed his doctoral studies, earning a PhD in Community College Leadership from Old Dominion University with a dissertation that explored the experiences of adult college students co-enrolled with large numbers of dual-enrolled high school students in university-transfer courses. In his free time, Chuck serves as a co-conductor of the North Carolina Great Teachers Seminar, works on his skills behind a pottery wheel, keeps tabs on his aging parents, and slowly chips away at all the deferred home maintenance that accumulated while he was back in college.