Dr. Jerrett Dumouchel began his career at Florida State College at Jacksonville in 2006 as a professor of mathematics, teaching all levels of mathematics as well as student life skills classes. From 2013 to 2015, he served as the South Campus dean of mathematics and natural sciences, overseeing the departments of biology, chemistry, earth and space science, mathematics, and physics. In 2016, Dr. Dumouchel became dean of mathematics for all of FSCJ. In 2017, he began serving as the associate vice president of institutional effectiveness, leading FSCJ’s accreditation and IR. During 2020–2021, he was a Strategic Data Project ECMCF Fellow, a program of the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University. Currently, he sits on the AACC Commission on Research and Community College Trends and Issues. He holds an A.A. from Heartland Community College (Illinois), a B.A. in mathematics from Illinois State University, an M.A. in pure mathematics from Western Michigan University, and an Ed.D. from the University of North Florida.
Education
Ed.D. (Educational Leadership) | University of North Florida
M.A. (Pure Mathematics) | Western Michigan University
B.S. (Mathematics) | Illinois State University
A.A. | Heartland Community College
How has education changed your life/your family?
I grew up around education. My mom was a grade school teacher at a small, rural Illinois school. Some of my earliest memories are of walking the halls of her school helping the teachers get ready for the school year. My love and passion for learning developed there and continued through my college years. At Heartland Community College I had my first glimpse of how education could alter the lives of people and families. I firmly believe that education, done with intention and purpose, provides economic mobility, equitable opportunities and outcomes, and an enlightened democracy.