James A. Drake (academic administrator)

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James A. Drake is an American author and academic administrator. In March 2007, he was named president of Brevard Community College (now Eastern Florida State College), a public college with campuses in Palm Bay, Melbourne, Cocoa, and Titusville, Florida. With annual enrollments averaging nearly 30,000 students, the multi-campus institution was one of the 100 largest community colleges in the U.S.^[1] Prior to his retirement in 2012, Drake received national attention from CNN and other media outlets after donating a substantial portion of his first-year salary as president to fund textbook purchases for financially challenged students.^[2]