Earl Mitchell

Professor Earl Mitchell has a B.S. in Business Administration from California State University at Los Angeles, an M.B.A. with emphasis in Accounting and Finance from the University of Illinois, and a doctorate in Educational Leadership from the University of La Verne.

He is a former CPA who licensed by the State of California. He worked six years for Price Waterhouse & Company with diverse industry experience in Audit Tax, and consulting assignments. After public accounting, he served for twenty-four years in private industry as Corporate Controller and Chief Financial Officer of various companies. Since then he has served for fifteen years with the Rancho Santiago Community College District as the Director of Financial and Administrative Services, Assistant Dean and Dean of Business, and Professor of Accounting, Business, Financial, and Tax..

Professor Earl Mitchell has taught college and university accounting and business courses for over twenty years, at Cal State Fullerton, University of California at Irvine, Golden West College, Santiago Canyon College, and Santa Ana College. His professional memberships include the ACCCA (Association of California Community College Administrators), AICPA, the California Society of CPAs, the National Association of Business Educators, and 100 Black Men of Orange County Inc.

Dr. Mitchell enjoys reading, sports, music, live theater, and spending time with his lovely wife Sandra, who teaches for Santa Ana Unified School District.