David C. Joyce

David C. Joyce is the president of Brevard College in Brevard, North Carolina.

The Rev. Dr. David C. Joyce took office as the thirteenth president of Brevard College on January 1, 2012.

Dr. Joyce has more than 30 years of experience in private higher education. From 2003-2011, he served as president of Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin. From 1996-2003, Dr. Joyce served as president of Union College in Barbourville, Kentucky. Prior to becoming president at Union, Dr. Joyce was vice president for institutional advancement at Otterbein University in Ohio. He has been involved in development and fund-raising at several institutions, including the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church, The Vanderbilt Divinity School, and Pfeiffer University. He also served as assistant dean of students at Elon University in North Carolina.

Dr. Joyce — the first member of his family to graduate from college — holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, North Carolina, a master of divinity in pastoral psychology from the Yale University Divinity School, a master of science in psychology from North Carolina State University, and a doctorate in human resource development from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

He is an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church and is a member of the National Association of Schools and Colleges of the United Methodist Church. Dr. Joyce is also involved in the American Council on Education; the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education; and the Council of Independent Colleges. He serves on the Presidents' Advisory Committee of the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities and is a member of the Reauthorization Task Force on Student Financial Aid.