August 19, 2025
For Immediate Release
Office of Public Information
Crowder College
RE: Crowder College Announces New Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
Neosho, MO – Amanda Taylor, Crowder College Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs
was welcomed on campus July 1. She previously worked at Three Rivers College, a community
college located in Poplar Bluff, MO. With experience as the Dual Credit Coordinator, a facilitator
of an off-campus location and as an adjunct instructor, Amanda is preparedly versatile.
“On my first visit to the college, I knew it was an institution and environment I could call home.
There is a culture on campus that showcases the enthusiasm for the future while honoring the
history that built it,” states Amanda Taylor Crowder College Associate Vice President of
Academic Affairs. “Crowder College is committed to creating academic pathways that reflect the
values, strengths, and needs of an evolving workforce, and I am thrilled to contribute to the rich
legacy of the college and the communities it serves.”
Amanda spent two decades at Three Rivers College, where she opened self-sustaining off campus locations, expanded the Sikeston location where enrollment doubled and she led the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) in Sikeston. This is also where she played a major role in creating a program that provides residents of Missouri Correctional facilities with an education and transition assistance when released. Amanda’s role at Crowder oversees faculty divisions, Dual Credit and Instructional Centers at Cassville, McDonald County, Nevada,
and Webb City.
Crowder College is a comprehensive community college situated in the beautiful Ozark region of
Southwest Missouri. The College was founded in 1963 by a vote of district citizens in five
contiguous school districts in McDonald and Newton Counties, which composes the formal
college district. The College is also assigned a nine-county service region which extends north up
the Oklahoma and Kansas state lines to Vernon County and east along the Arkansas state line to
Barry County. The college provides degrees that prepare you for the workforce or transfer to a
four-year university. With opportunities in over 80 degrees and certificates the college provides
online as well as in-persona and flex/hybrid classes.
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For more information, please contact the Crowder College Office of Public Information at
417.455.5540, or CindyBrown@Crowder.edu | KateDalton@Crowder.edu