Tri-C selects Scott Latiolais as president of Westshore Campus

Latiolais will relocate to Cleveland to begin his leadership role in August

Following a nationwide search, Scott Latiolais, Ed.D., was named president of the Cuyahoga Community College (TriC) Westshore Campus.

Latiolais will officially join Tri-C in August, according to a news release from Tri-C.

“I am pleased join an institution and campus that is student-focused, continually improving and equity-minded,” he said. “I look forward to championing student success and supporting student learning both in and out of the classroom.”

Latiolais’ two decades of innovative and student-focused experience in higher education include seniorlevel expertise in career and transfer education; adjunct faculty and curriculum development experience; and a track record of improving student access, learning, completion and employment, according to the release.

He comes to Tri-C from Clover Park Technical College (CPTC) in suburban Tacoma, Wash., the release said.

Clover Park Technical College serves more than 6,600 students each year through two- and fouryear degree pathways as well as career training and transfer options, according to the release.

Latiolais has served as Clover Park Technical College’s vice president of student success since 2017, providing strategic vision, leadership and direction to the institution as chief student affairs and enrollment officer, the release said.

Previous administrative roles include senior manager of professional programs at the University of Washington; dean of student success at Renton Technical College; and student affairs positions at New York University, The Art Institute of Seattle and the University of Maryland, the release said.

Latiolais holds a bachelor of arts in English and French linguistics from Louisiana State University, a master’s degree in science in college student personnel administration from the University of Tennessee and an Ed.D. in community college leadership from Northern Illinois University.

He and his husband, Joel, have two children — Richard, 13, and Mathieu, 17.

In their spare time, the Latiolais’ enjoy traveling the world, going to the movies and sampling international cuisine, the release said.