Name: Matt Gotschall
Job Title: President
Institution: Central Community College (NE)
Since: January 2018
Previous Positions: President, Central Community College Columbus Campus (12 years); Dean/Associate Dean, Central Community College (5 years); Faculty Member, Barton County Community College; EduKan and Bartonline Director, Barton County Community College; Director of Student Affairs, Barton County Community College.
Affiliations and/or Boards: Postsecondary International Network Treasurer & Executive Board; Higher Learning Commission Peer Reviewer; Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities Affiliate Board; Greater Nebraska Workforce Development Board; Heartland United Way Executive Board; League for Innovation of Community Colleges.
State Engagement: Nebraska Community College Association Presidents Council; Nebraska State Economic Development Diplomat; Nebraska Manufacturing Advisory Council Secretary; Nebraska State Chamber of Commerce.
Past AACC Conventions Attended: 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017.
Past AACC Professional Development Participation: AACC Commission on Small and Rural Colleges; AACC Commission on Research, Technology & Emerging Trends; AACC Commission on Leadership Development; National Legislative Summit (2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023); AACC John E. Roueche Future Leaders Institute Presenter.
Education: Ph.D., Education Administration, Curriculum & Instruction, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; M.S., Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications, University of Nebraska at Lincoln; B.S., Agricultural Honors, University of Nebraska at Lincoln.
Other: 2023 Postsecondary International Network and World Federation of Colleges & Polytechnics Presenter (Montreal, Canada); 2022 Nebraska Governor’s Agriculture & Economic Development Summit Presenter; 2023 Nebraska Recycling Council Member of the Year; 2023 CCC named Best for Vets by Military Times and Gold Star Institution for Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.