Mitch Andrews returned to East Texas 22 years ago. He has served his alma mater TJC and the Tyler Junior College Foundation for more than two decades.

Mitch is currently Vice President of Institutional Advancement and CAO for TJC. He also serves as ED for the Tyler Junior College Foundation, which has reached $100 million in assets. Over the last decade, assets have grown 142%, and the Foundation is considered the largest support organization for a Texas community college and one of the top three nationally.

In support of community college advancement, Mitch has previously chaired the national conference hosted by the CASE Center for Community College Advancement. He has also served on the planning committee and as a presenter for the first CASE national virtual conference, which focused on alumni relations for community colleges. He currently serves as President for the Texas Association of Community College Foundations (TACCF) and chaired their 2022 and 2023 conferences.

Mitch graduated from TJC with an Associate in Arts, the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and University of Texas at Tyler with a Masters in Public Administration. While at Ole Miss, he received two national public speaking awards.