ACC Trustees Unanimously Approve Second Straight $10,000 Raise for President Ingle

Alamance Community College's Board of Trustees voted unanimously on March 15 to award President Dr. Ken Ingle a $10,000 raise, the second consecutive annual increase of that amount tied to his job performance evaluation. The 11-0 vote came after a half-hour closed session at the end of the board's monthly meeting.

The raise will bring Ingle's salary to approximately $247,000 per year starting July 1, though the increase is not final until approved by the State Board of Community Colleges and confirmed subject to the availability of state and county funding. The board had previously convened a closed session on February 12 specifically to discuss Ingle's job performance, setting the stage for Sunday's vote.

The compensation structure for Ingle, like that of all 58 North Carolina community college presidents, is governed by North Carolina Community College System code. The state-funded portion of each president's salary is calculated based on full-time equivalent student enrollment at the respective institution. On top of that baseline, Alamance County's commissioners have designated a portion of county current expense funding to supplement the ACC president's salary, a practice Ingle has previously described as a tool community colleges use to attract and retain leadership.

The raise does not alter the terms of Ingle's employment contract, which runs through June 30, 2028. The trustees had extended that contract by three years last year, giving Ingle a stable runway through the end of the decade.

With two consecutive $10,000 annual raises now approved, the board has added $20,000 to Ingle's base compensation over two performance cycles. Whether the State Board of Community Colleges will take up the approval before the July 1 effective date has not been publicly announced.