Installation Ceremony

Dr. Kevin Lee is an accomplished leader in higher education with nearly 25 years of experience advancing student success, building relationships and workforce development in the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS). He began his tenure as Piedmont Community College’s sixth President on August 4, 2025. Prior to joining PCC, he served as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer at Brunswick Community College (BCC) from 2022-2025. In this diverse capacity he provided institutional leadership for all curriculum program offerings, human resources, accreditation, institutional effectiveness, distance learning, Title IX, dual enrollment, and public safety. His leadership focuses on strategic planning, institutional innovation, local partnerships, shared governance, fostering student success and celebrating excellence.

Prior to his role as Vice President of Academic Affairs and Chief Academic Officer, he served as the chair of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) & Trades programs, where he led technical trades and applied science programs for BCC from 2019-2022. In this role he cultivated partnerships with local industries and community organizations, creating innovative apprenticeship programs and strengthening regional economic development. Before joining BCC, he served as chair of Computer Technologies at Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) from 2008-2019. From 2001-2008 he was an instructor with GTCC, teaching computer programming, database, and web development classes. He also served as an adjunct IT faculty member for GTCC prior to joining full-time.

Dr. Lee is celebrated for his innovative approaches to community college education and commitment to the success of every student. He has a proven history of enrollment growth while maintaining exceptional institutional performance measures along the way. As an experienced grant writer, he has a strong ability to find alternative channels for additional revenue streams as demonstrated by securing over $2.5 million in state, federal and private grants within his last three years at Brunswick Community College. Within the first five months of his presidency at Piedmont Community College, the College was awarded more than $1.3 million in new grant funding which will be used for state-of-the-art equipment, capital improvements and opportunities for students. He believes in clear goals and then demonstrating a commitment to service and collaboration, helping with whatever is needed to ensure our students and employees attain these goals and then celebrating their success.

Dr. Lee is recognized as a completer of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Future Presidents Institute and a completer of the first Aspiring Presidents Institute cohort selected by the NC Community College Presidents Association. He is active in the local, state and national fabric of the community college system. He also serves on or chairs several local boards and councils, the NCCCS Curriculum Course Review Committee, the NCCCS Developmental Education Advisory Council, the AACC Commission on Student Success, and as an advisory board member within the Innovate division of the Higher Education Research and Development Institute (HERDI).

As a non-traditional, first-generation college graduate, and a proud product of the NC Community College System, Dr. Lee is committed to innovation, community impact, lifelong learning, and ensuring education remains a tool for empowering individuals with opportunities that would not exist otherwise, all while advancing local economic growth. Dr. Lee holds Associate, Bachelor, and Master degrees in Information Technology and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. He is a native resident of North Carolina. He and his wife Jennifer have three sons, Jake, Jeremy, and Dylan. Dr. Lee and his wife Jennifer enjoy golfing, fishing, food and traveling.