Tangila Dove

2023-24 Aspen Rising Presidents Fellow
Dr. Tangila Dove serves as Vice President for Student Success at Northeast Lakeview College (NLC). In this role, she is responsible for admissions, advising, career and transfer services, counseling, disability services, enrollment management, financial aid, job placement, student conduct, Title IX, student leadership and engagement, and veteran affairs. In addition, she oversees the advocacy center, assessment center, and business office. Also, she provides college-wide leadership for the Strategic Enrollment Management (SEM) plan that includes onboarding/enrollment management, marketing and recruitment, progress and completion, and academic programs. Dr. Dove has over 20 years of higher education experience, with 15 as an administrator at NLC. She served as Vice President of College Services at NLC prior to assuming her current role.

Dove also served as the Director of College Services at Northeast Lakeview College. Before joining NLC in August 2006, she was the Campus Budget Officer at Alamo Colleges-St. Philip's College, taught as an adjunct faculty member in Accounting for St. Philip's College, and as an Operational Management and Technical Management adjunct faculty member for Wayland Baptist University.

Dove’s career passion is community colleges and community college students. She consistently identifies ways to support student success and educational attainment for the students she serves.

A Lakin Institute Fellow of the Presidents’ Round Table of African American CEOs of Community Colleges, Dove holds a Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration from Capella University, an M.B.A. from Webster University, and a B.B.A. in Accounting from Jackson State University. Her professional affiliations include the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA), National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), and National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). She also serves on the Board of Grace after Fire that serves and empowers women Veterans and their families during their transition from the military.