[1] Founded in 1968, the Barbados Community College came to be as a result of an Act of Parliament aimed at making post secondary education more accessible to the Barbadian public.
[2] Dr. Ian Austin is a Barbadian who holds both a Ph.D. in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies and an MBA in Finance from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
He also holds a Diploma of Education in Post Graduate Teaching and a Bachelors of Science in accounting from the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus.
In addition to his position at the Barbados Community College, he acts as the deputy director of Continuing and Professional Education at the University of West Indies Open Campus.
[3] The Barbados Community College is run with the assistance of Deputy Principal Dr. Cheryl Weekes and Registrar Mr. Roger Worrell.
At the time of the proposal, the following table shows the enrollment and annual budget (2003): The concept of merging the institutions is similar to initiatives in other West Indian countries.
As of 2022/23, these positions are filled by Joshua Harris, Kellia Baptiste, Shakalah Rock, Abi Tannis, Ashliy Grant and Destinee Walthrus respectively.