Salem County Honoree
President, Salem Community College
President, Salem Community College
Dr. Michael R. Gorman has served as president of your Salem Community College since August 2015. During his tenure, he has worked to improve and expand programs and partnerships. He is “the face of the College” in the greater community, spreading the message that SCC is the affordable, quality, empowering and personalized educational opportunity.
Dr. Gorman supports many initiatives in Salem County, including the Economic Development Council. He serves on the boards of the Salem County Vocational-Technical Schools’ Educational Foundation, Stand Up for Salem, the Salem County Chamber of Commerce, the Forman S. Acton Educational Foundation, the Penns Grove/Carneys Point Regional School District Advisory Board and the City of Salem’s 350th anniversary committee. In addition, he is the Vice President of the New Jersey Council of Education and the chair of the Salem County Chamber Board of Directors. He also served as president of the Rotary of Penns Grove.
Before becoming president of Salem Community College, Dr. Gorman served as superintendent of the Pemberton Township Schools in Burlington County, New Jersey for eight years. Prior to overseeing Pemberton’s schools, he was superintendent of Glassboro Public Schools and deputy superintendent of schools at Salem County Vocational Technical Schools.
He holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Widener University, a master’s of education from Temple University, a bachelor’s degree from Widener and an associate degree from Burlington County College.
