President

Meet Dr. Eric A. Heiser

President & CEO

Dr. Eric Heiser proudly serves as the sixth President & CEO of Coconino Community College (CCC) in Flagstaff, Arizona. He guides a college of passionate faculty and staff who are dedicated to changing the lives of their students. He has worked in higher education for over two decades, starting as a full-time faculty member and progressing to senior leadership. He holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership from Colorado State University.

Before assuming the presidency at CCC, Dr. Heiser was the inaugural Provost of Central Ohio Technical College (COTC). He served as the Chief Academic, Student Support, and Workforce officer for COTC.

Dr. Heiser started his career as a faculty member at Central Wyoming College (CWC) and taught in the areas of business, management, and criminal justice.  He also spent time as a director and workforce training coordinator during his time at CWC.  He spent six years at Salt Lake Community College (SLCC), first serving as an Associate Dean and then moving into a Dean role. He and his team built one of the nation’s largest Competency-Based Education (CBE) programs, from which the college was recognized nationally by multiple outlets.  He has delivered over three dozen conference presentations and keynotes and published several articles on the topic of CBE and academic innovation over the past 15 years.  Dr. Heiser was appointed as a content expert to the U.S. Department of Education’s What Works Clearinghouse to advise the department on best practices in career and technical education and guided pathways.

Dr. Heiser serves on the Commission for Rural Colleges for the American Association of Community Colleges and has held numerous community and corporate board positions during his time in the higher education sector.  Dr. Heiser and his wife, Dr. Amy Heiser, have two daughters, Sophie and Emma.