Office of the President

Interim President Tim Culver, Ph.D, M.B.A

Tim Culver, Ph.D, M.B.A.
Interim President

Mohave College is a special place and I am excited to serve as the current interim president of this great institution. For nearly 55 years, Mohave College has served Mohave County and Northwestern Arizona with a strong commitment to student access and success, community enrichment, and creating a skilled workforce. This commitment will continue.

If you are a current student, I wish you continued success on your educational and career path. I trust Mohave College has done everything we can to provide you with the best educational environment possible. If you are looking to attend Mohave College, I believe you will find us open and ready to provide the services necessary to help you on this next adventure. Thanks for being part of this institution. Go Bighorns!

Mohave College is filled with committed faculty, staff, and students. Our success stories include nationally ranked nursing programs, top-ranked business education, high job placement rates for our allied health and CTE programs, new 4-year bachelor’s degrees, and hundreds of high school students earning college credits through dual enrollment each year. We also have many non-credit courses that offer lifelong learning through our corporate and community education division.

Overall, Mohave College is about Improving Lives…Improving Communities.

President’s Annual Report

Interim President Tim Culver’s Bio

Dr. Tim Culver is an accomplished higher education leader with over 35 years of experience driving institutional performance, student success, and strategic growth. He has been serving as Executive Vice President at Mohave Community College since December of 2020 and has provided visionary leadership across a broad portfolio that includes Institutional Strategic Planning, Academic Affairs, Enrollment Management, Student Success and Retention, Institutional Research, Faculty Development, and Grants Management.

Prior to joining Mohave Community College in 2020, Dr. Culver served as Vice President for Student Success at Ruffalo Noel Levitz, where he led national initiatives to improve student retention and graduation outcomes. His work impacted more than 75 institutions across the U.S and Canada., including community colleges and four-year universities, through the development of predictive analytics, Title III and V grant evaluations, and comprehensive student success plans.

Earlier in his career, Dr. Culver held multiple leadership roles at Shawnee State University, including Director of Student Success and Adjunct Faculty. His responsibilities spanned new student orientation, academic advising, multicultural services, and developmental education, with a special focus on mathematics instruction and support for underrepresented student populations.

Dr. Culver holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education with a focus on Community College Leadership from Colorado State University. He also earned an M.S. in Counseling from the University of Dayton, an MBA from Marshall University, a BBA from Ohio University, and an AAB from Shawnee State Community College.

Dr. Culver has authored numerous publications on effective practices in developmental education, retention strategies, and institutional planning. His research interests include motivational and demographic factors influencing academic performance, particularly in developmental mathematics.

With a forward-thinking mindset and a student-centered approach, Dr. Culver continues to champion innovation and excellence in higher education.

Leadership Team