Alumnus named president of Brightpoint Community College

Dr. William “Bill” Fiege ’95 began his duties as Brightpoint Community College’s president in 2024.

Established in 1967, Brightpoint is one of the largest institutions in the Virginia Community College System. Fiege previously served there as vice president for learning and student success, a role he had held since 2012.

From 2004 to 2012, he was dean of the Fredericksburg-area campus and then dean of the Professional and Technical Studies Division at Germanna Community College. His career in higher education also has a notable earlier chapter: seven years at Longwood, where his titles included assistant athletics director for development, assistant director of alumni relations, director of forensics and speech instructor.

Fiege earned a degree in political science at Longwood. He also holds a Ph.D. in community college leadership from Old Dominion University.