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Enrollment at CU grew from 1,600, when Carter became president, to 13,500 in 2020, when he retired from the position.<ref>"Michael V. Carter, presidnet of Campbellsville University, announces his retiremen," ''The Campbellsvillian:The Magazine for for Alumni and Frien ds of Campbellsville University,'' Vol. 19 (Spring 2021), p. 4.</ref>

Enrollment at CU grew from 1,600, when Carter became president, to 13,500 in 2020, when he retired from the position.<ref>"Michael V. Carter, presidnet of Campbellsville University, announces his retiremen," ''The Campbellsvillian:The Magazine for for Alumni and Frien ds of Campbellsville University,'' Vol. 19 (Spring 2021), p. 4.</ref>

Carter was reared in Huntington, [[West Virginia]], where he graduated in 1972 from Fred M. Vinson High School and Marshall University, with both bachelor's and master's degrees in 1976 and 1979, respectively. He did graduate study at Andover-Newton Theological School in Newton Centre in eastern [[Massachusetts]]. In 1984, he received his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Ohio State University]] in the capital city of [[Columbus]], [[Ohio]]. Prior to his CU presidency, Carter was the vice-president for academic affairs and professor of [[sociology]] at Carson-Newman University, a Baptist-affiliated institution in Jefferson City in northeastern [[Tennessee]], at which he was first employed in 1985. In the 1982-83 academic year, Carter taught sociology and [[anthropology]] at Warner Southern College in Lake Wales in south central [[Florida]]. In 1983-84, he was a teaching associate at Ohio State. In the 1984-85 academic year, he was instructor of sociology and director of Christian ministries at Judson College in Elgin near [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.campbellsville.edu/about/president/presidents-biography/|title=Dr. Michael V. Carter|publisher=Campbellsville.edu|accessdate=January 4, 2018}}</ref>

Carter was reared in Huntington, [[West Virginia]], where he graduated in 1972 from Fred M. Vinson High School and Marshall University, with both bachelor's and master's degrees in 1976 and 1979, respectively. He did graduate study at Andover-Newton Theological School in Newton Centre in eastern [[Massachusetts]]. In 1984, he received his [[Ph.D.]] from [[Ohio State University]] in the capital city of [[Columbus]], [[Ohio]]. Prior to his CU presidency, Carter was the vice-president for academic affairs and professor of [[sociology]] at Carson-Newman University, a Baptist-affiliated institution in Jefferson City in northeastern [[Tennessee]], at which he was first employed in 1985. In the 1982-83 academic year, Carter taught sociology and [[anthropology]] at Warner Southern College in Lake Wales in south central [[Florida]]. In 1983-84, he was a teaching associate at Ohio State. In the 1984-85 academic year, he was instructor of sociology and director of Christian ministries at Judson College in Elgin near [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]].<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.campbellsville.edu/about/president/presidents-biography/|title=Dr. Michael V. Carter|publisher=Campbellsville.edu|accessdate=January 4, 2018}}</ref>

He succeeded Kenneth W. Winters as CU president; Winters was subsequently elected as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] to the Kentucky State Senate, a post he has since vacated. At CU, Carter has presided over unparalleled growth in the private institution. Enrollment surpassed five thousand in the spring semester of 2017. CU has added schools of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Nursing, established a new gym for [[wrestling]], and built Noe Plaza for hosting alumni and friends of the university. Under Carter, CU has built the Mary Colvin Crabtree Guest House, Tigerville Grille, a building to house the Carver School of Social Work, and the Gosser Gymnasium. There is also a Ransdell Chapel, Men’s and Women’s Village housing, the [[E. Bruce Heilman|Heilman]] Student Complex including the [[W. R. Davenport|Davenport]] Commons and Winters Dining Hall. There is also turf and lights for Finley Stadium and lighting of the tennis courts and baseball field. Work is planned or underway for a new School of Business, the Wellness Center, and improvements for the visual arts. CU now offers more than ninety programs of study including one doctorate degree, nineteen master’s degrees, six postgraduate areas, and seven pre-professional programs.<ref name=bio/>

He succeeded Kenneth W. Winters as CU president; Winters was subsequently elected as a [[Republican Party|Republican]] to the Kentucky State Senate, a post he has since vacated. At CU, Carter has presided over unparalleled growth in the private institution. Enrollment surpassed five thousand in the spring semester of 2017. CU has added schools of Barbering, Cosmetology, and Nursing, established a new gym for [[wrestling]], and built Noe Plaza for hosting alumni and friends of the university. Under Carter, CU has built the Mary Colvin Crabtree Guest House, Tigerville Grille, a building to house the Carver School of Social Work, and the Gosser Gymnasium. There is also a Ransdell Chapel, Men’s and Women’s Village housing, the [[E. Bruce Heilman|Heilman]] Student Complex including the [[W. R. Davenport|Davenport]] Commons and Winters Dining Hall. There is also turf and lights for Finley Stadium and lighting of the tennis courts and baseball field. Work is planned or underway for a new School of Business, the Wellness Center, and improvements for the visual arts. CU now offers more than ninety programs of study including one doctorate degree, nineteen master’s degrees, six postgraduate areas, and seven pre-professional programs.<ref name=bio/>