Founder A.
Wesley Powell
An educational institution of the Methodist
Church in the Caribbean and the Americas,
the college recognizes the importance of human development.
Under the dynamic leadership of
the founding principal, Mr. Thomas Edward (TED) Dwyer,
Excelsior Community College set the pace and standards
for community colleges in Jamaica and has influenced
others in the Caribbean.
Ted Dwyer led the institution
with an initial 500 students and four programmes to
a healthy 3,000 students with well over 30 programmes
as at the time he retired in 1999.
Excelsior Community continues
t grow from strength to strength under the present
leadership of Mrs. Dahlia Repole, who assumed Principalshipi
in 2000.
Established out of the dreams,
dedication, persistence and love for community of
the late founder A. Wesley Powell,
the Community College has set the pace and standards
for community colleges in Jamaica and has influenced
others in the Caribbean.
The college has established vital links with the community
through association with neighbourhood groups and
the private sector, and have been responsive to their
developmental needs while also creating opportunities
to address the challenges faced by its members.
The College has firm linkages with the University
of the West Indies, The University of Technology
Jamaica with universities and colleges in
Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States of
America. The college is constantly reviewing these
relationships and exploring the possibilities of establishing
new ones locally and abroad.
The success of the Excelsior Community College
is due not just to the vision of its founder and administrators,
but to the loyalty and dedication and contribution
of staff members. Graduates have moved on to other
tertiary institutions and have made their mark in
very important areas of our society and on the international
scene.
In this very dynamic, global and competitive educational
environment, the college is in the process of re-positioning
itself to meet the challenges that have been created
with the information era. The task is great but Excelsior
Community College will succeed in its mission.
The Excelsior Community College
family welcomes you to explore our College as we recommit
ourselves to reaching even greater heights. "Age
Animo".
