About me
J. Kim McNutt is currently in his 11th year as Dean of the College of Continuing and Professional Education (CCPE) at California State University Dominguez Hills. The self-support college develops and delivers a portfolio of nearly 60 online and classroom-based academic education and workforce training programs. CCPE covers the entire lifelong learning spectrum. He has co-launched several new programs at CSUDH including a new master’s degree in cyber security. A reimagined master’s degree in the Humanities exclusively for California’s incarcerated population, launched in Fall 2023. Programs are designed for the adult learner to enhance economic and social mobility. Dean McNutt also led and operationalized an initiative called “Once A Toro, Always A Toro,” to reengage stopped-out CSUDH students to return and finish their degrees at DH. Dean McNutt pioneered the adoption and operationalization of digital credentials and badges for CSUDH learners, empowering them to share skills and competencies with employers. Badges can also be shared through social media and stored in digital backpacks as a Comprehensive Lifelong Learner Record (CLLR). Over a 30-year career, he has worked at public and private universities including Southern Methodist University, Arizona State University, Our Lady of The Lake University and New Mexico State University, all in the professional, online and continuing education sector.
