Office of the President

Dr. Tracy Mancini became the sixth president of Carteret Community College on June 1, 2020, after having served as the College’s chief academic and student development officer and SACSCOC accreditation liaison for four years.

Having begun her community college career as an adjunct English instructor at Durham Technical Community College in 1994, Dr. Mancini later taught English, Humanities, and Religion there full-time until 2016. She also served as chair of the English & Communications discipline and dean of Arts, Sciences, & University Transfer. She is a past president of the statewide College Transfer Program Association and past co-chair of the Transfer Advisory Committee, which is charged with interpreting and enforcing the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement between the NC Community College System and the UNC System. She served on the strategic planning committees for the NC Community College System’s 2018-2022 and 2022-2025 strategic plans.

She is a member and club service coordinator of the Beaufort Ole Towne Rotary and a proud member of Leadership Carteret’s Class of 2018.

Dr. Mancini earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the College of William and Mary. Her graduate degrees include a Master of Arts in English from the University of North Florida, a Master of Theological Studies from Duke University, and a Doctor of Education in Community College Executive Leadership from Wingate University. Born in northeast Philadelphia and raised in Vineland, New Jersey, she has lived in North Carolina since 1993. Dr. Mancini and her husband, Norris Cotton, reside in Beaufort and enjoy books and movies, kayaking, gardening, and doting on their dogs, Mudge and Buddy.