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PRESIDENT'S PROFILE

Dr. John S. Nixon is the eighth President/CEO of Mt. San Antonio College. He was appointed by the Board of Trustees on Feb. 27, 2008. 

Dr. Nixon has both policy and management oversight responsibility for California’s largest single-campus community college district.  The institution has some 2,900 employees and serves over 65,000 students annually on a 420-acre campus, located in Walnut, CA.  The campus is in the midst of a comprehensive facilities construction and renovation program.

Dr. Nixon started his tenure at the College in 2004 as Vice President of Instruction.  He oversaw all instructional programs and services, including seven academic divisions with 2,270 full- and part-time faculty members.  He later served as Interim President in July 2006 and immediately began expanding relationships and partnerships with local government, business, community, nonprofit and educational organizations and leaders.

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A 30-year veteran in education, Dr. Nixon previously served as Vice President of Academic Affairs at Santa Ana College for 12 years, where he supervised nine academic divisions as well as counseling services and learning resources.  He also served for a year as Santa Ana’s Interim President in 1998 and as Associate Dean of Humanities and Assistant Dean of Continuing Education.

As a career educator, Dr. Nixon taught English and English as a Second Language at USC, and at UC Irvine, Santiago Canyon College, and Irvine Valley College. He also taught for the Huntington Beach Union High School District, at Ocean View High School, and at the University of Tunis as a Peace Corps volunteer.
Involved in community affairs, Dr. Nixon has served on the board of directors for the Orange County Community Health Care Clinics, the Orange County Chapter of the American Red Cross, and the Orange County Marine Institute. In addition, he has held statewide leadership roles, including co-chair of the System Advisory Committee on Curriculum, the statewide Basic Skills Advisory Committee, and as President of the California Community College Chief Instructional Officers Association.
Dr. Nixon holds bachelor and master degrees in English from UC Irvine, and a doctorate in English from USC. He has also co-authored two English textbooks