Dr. Larry Banks

Dr. Larry Banks is currently the Chief Academic Officer for Eagle Gate/Provo College Group. Prior to joining the Eagle Gate Group, Larry worked for Mountain West College as President, University of Phoenix as Colorado State Vice President, Apollo Group as Vice President of National Accounts, and other senior management positions. A passionate career educator, Larry has taught ground, online, and blended classes. Larry has created and implemented successful training programs for presidents, deans, associate deans, program administrators and instructors with a focus on student outcomes.

Larry earned his Doctorate in Business Administration from Touro University. He holds an MBA in Technology Management, and a BS degree in Business Administration. For his doctoral research, Larry studied and compared the effectiveness of blended courses with traditional classroom and online models. Larry has presented seminars and workshops for the Career College Association (CCA), career college state associations, accrediting agencies and publishers. He continues to and has published articles on learning with technology. Deana and Larry live in Utah with their dog, Nester. For fun, Larry continues to play lead guitar in a band.