Executive Bio
Mr. Andrew Hurst has been Senior Vice President of Colorado Technical University at Career Education Corp. since October 2015. Mr. Hurst served as President of Colorado Technical University at Career Education Corp. since April 2014. Mr. Hurst joined Career Education in April 2014. Mr. Hurst has over 30 years of experience in higher education, with much of his tenure focused on serving the educational needs of adult and distance learners. Mr. Hurst joined Career Education following 10 years at Education Management Corporation (EDMC), where he most recently served as Vice Chancellor for Online and Strategic Operations for South University. At South University, he oversaw all online operational aspects of the university, including marketing and admissions, student retention, faculty recruitment, student affairs, new program development, academic technology, program portfolio and assessment, academic strategy as well as research and development. Prior to his Vice Chancellor position at South University, Mr. Hurst served as Vice President of Academic Operations for EDMC's Online Higher Education division, supporting all of EDMC's online programs offered by Argosy University and South University and the Art Institutes. In addition, he served as Chair of EDMC's Education Innovation Council, leading the development and implementation of several key strategic initiatives, including EDMC's ???classroom of the future,??? its mobile app platform and Argosy University's competency-based program. Mr. Hurst first joined EDMC in 2004 as Vice President of Online for South University, responsible for implementation, development and growth of the university's online programs. He later served in similar role for Argosy University. Mr. Hurst began his higher education career in the early 80s and held a variety of cross-functional leadership roles within his family's educational business. His company developed and supported distance education programs for traditional not-for-profit universities, such as Saint Joseph's College, Upper Iowa University and Indiana Institute of Technology, as well as founded Virginia College in 1983. In 1988, Mr. Hurst was instrumental in the development and management of the first directed independent study RN to BSN program in the nation. This innovative, distance education program was developed with Graceland University and later expanded to include MSN and RN to MSN programs. Mr. Hurst is a graduate of the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia.