Brandon Vinson, Ed.D.

Dr. Brandon Vinson joined Presbyterian College’s leadership team in June 2024 as the vice president of enrollment management.

Dr. Vinson brings more than 15 years of experience in higher education, having last served as associate vice chancellor of enrollment management services at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.

Before his time at Winston-Salem State, Vinson served as associate vice president for enrollment management and student affairs and head coach for esports at Bowie State University in Bowie, Md. There, he was responsible for overseeing the undergraduate and graduate admissions office and the financial aid and registrar’s offices. With the merger of enrollment management and student affairs at Bowie State, Vinson also managed the school’s private scholarships and grants offices, enrollment services, and housing and residential life.

Vinson’s experience also includes tenures as assistant vice president of financial aid at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, executive director of financial aid at the University of Baltimore in Maryland, director of financial aid at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Ill., senior director of financial services at LIM College in New York City; and director of financial aid at Harold Washington College in Chicago.

Vinson earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Ill., and a master’s degree in psychology and organizational leadership from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. He earned his doctorate in educational leadership and management from Capella University in Minneapolis, Minn.