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Concorde Career Colleges Announces Chris Benner as Dallas Campus President

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Updated December 16, 2024. The information contained in this blog is current and accurate as of this date.
Chris Benner, Campus President of Concorde Career College - Dallas, with white Concorde torch on blue background

Concorde Career Colleges today announced the promotion of Chris Benner as president of the Dallas campus. Benner has served as director of student affairs at Concorde-Dallas since 2018.

“Our leadership team has been impressed with Chris’ accomplishments since she joined Concorde. She is a passionate, energetic advocate for Concorde’s students and lives out our mission every day. I can’t think of a better leader to serve as our Dallas campus president,” said Kevin Prehn, president of Concorde Career Colleges.

Benner brings over 20 years of education experience. She began her higher education career as an admissions representative before transitioning to student affairs. Prior to joining Concorde, Benner held several leadership positions, including campus director of career services at the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. She holds Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management from Colorado Technical University and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from PennWest Clarion.

She is a recipient of the 2023 Concorde Torch Award, the highest honor given annually to a faculty or staff member at each campus who consistently demonstrates behavior that supports Concorde's values and creates positive contributions and results.

Benner fills the vacancy left by Erin Henry, who was recently promoted to regional vice president of operations overseeing eight campuses in four states.

  1. Program length may be subject to change dependent on transfer credits and course load. Please refer to current course catalog for more information. Concorde does not guarantee admittance, graduation, subsequent employment or salary amount.

  2. Professional certification is not a requirement for graduation, may not be a requirement for employment nor does it guarantee employment.

  3. Financial aid is available to those who qualify but may not be available for all programs. Concorde does not guarantee financial aid or scholarship awards or amounts.

  4. Clinical hour requirements and delivery may vary by campus location and may be subject to change. Concorde does not guarantee clinical site assignments based upon student preference or geographic convenience; nor do clinical experiences guarantee graduation, post-clinical employment or salary outcomes.

  5. Registration and certification requirements for taking and passing these examinations are not controlled by Concorde, but by outside agencies, and are subject to change by the agency without notice. Therefore, Concorde cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take these exams, at all or at any specific time, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment.

  6. Externships are a non-paid in-person learning experience, whose length and location may be subject to change. Concorde does not guarantee externship placement, graduation, post-externship employment or salary outcomes.