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Bowling Green Mayor Named President of Daymar College Campus in Warren County

WKU Public Radio

Bowling Green mayor Bruce Wilkerson is adding the title of college president to his resume.

Daymar College announced Wednesday that Wilkerson will lead their campus in Bowling Green.

He’ll continue as the city’s mayor.

The Owensboro-based school’s campus in Warren County had 214 students enrolled last year, and produced 133 graduates.

Wilkerson said he’ll focus on the quality of students, not quantity.

“Numbers aren’t the important part," the Bowling Green Mayor said. "Our focus will be on the individual student and making sure they have the opportunity to meet the goals they’ve set for themselves. We hope that in doing that, the reputation of Daymar will lead us to grow.”

Daymar’s reputation took a hit in 2014 when it was sued by then-Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway for alleged violations of the state’s Consumer Protection Act.

The suit accused Daymar of falsely claiming that credits could be transferred to other universities.

The school agreed to pay $1.2 million dollars to ex-students last year as part of a settlement.

Wilkerson has a previous connection with Daymar. He taught in the school's criminal justice program in the 1990s. Wilkerson was a Bowling Green police officer and graduate of the FBI training academy before turning to politics.

Daymar's Bowling Green campus offers diplomas and associate programs in health care, business, criminal justice, and technology & design.

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