After a four year term as president of Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center, Ty Handy will leave the position this summer. Handy has been hired as president of Northwest Florida State College in Niceville, Florida, a school with a larger enrollment and a larger budget than VTC. He cited proximity to family and the opportunity to head a larger school as reasons for the move.
During Handy s tenure at VTC, enrollment at the Randolph Center campus grew from 850 to 1000 students. Seven new academic programs were instituted, including the only four-year dental hygienist program in New England, and a number of campus facilities were built or renovated. U.S. News & World Report also named VTC to its list of top ten northern schools this year.
(Source: The Herald of Randolph)