Portrait of Dr. James Capp

James Capp, Ph.D.

Senior Associate Vice President, Strategic Planning and Student Success

Academic Affairs Leadership

Boca Raton Campus

About

James Capp is the Senior Associate Vice President for Strategic Planning & Student Success at Florida Atlantic University. In addition to overseeing enrollment management and undergraduate studies at the university, he also leads the student success analytics team that has helped to more than double the university's graduation rates, resulting in Florida Atlantic becoming a nationally ranked institution according to U.S. News & World Report  and Washington Monthly. Additionally, he teaches policy, budgeting, strategic planning, and US government classes at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He previously worked in communications and student affairs. Dr. Capp earned his bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences (concentrating in English Literature) from FAU's Wilkes Honors College, and his MPA and Ph.D. are both from FAU's School of Public Administration.