Dean of Enrollment Management & Student Success

Expand your career opportunities at Lamar Community College by working alongside diverse colleagues who value integrity, professionalism, and each other while inspiring academic excellence. If you desire to make a difference and enrich the lives of others through learning, LCC is a place for you. We will support your personal and career goals and help you succeed as part of our team! Lamar Community College has an exciting opportunity for you to be our next Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Success. We are looking for a dynamic, passionate, dedicated individual who will lead and implement LCCs strategic plan.

Weare seeking an energetic, highly organized, dynamic professional to join our team. Our institution provides the highest quality education and service excellence in an environment of care, support, mutual respect, and integrity. The Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Success will provide innovative vision and leadership for the division while cultivating a caring learning environment centered on student success. This individual will develop, articulate, and implement a dynamic, forward-looking, metrics-based, and comprehensive strategic enrollment management plan. The Dean will collaborate across the college to ensure excellent, timely, and approachable student services and interactions and develop, monitor, and act upon student recruitment, retention, and graduation performance indicators. This individual will lead the design and execution of a systematic and evidence-based set of strategies and initiatives to enable Lamar Community College to grow its enrollment, retention, and completion.

The Dean will guide an institutional focus on the complete student experience from initial recruitment and retention efforts to completion. In this role, the Dean will oversee all duties of student accounts processes & Operations. The Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Success will use broad-based, collaborative, data-informed efforts to strengthen enrollment, retention, persistence, and completion efforts in collaboration with all divisions of the Institution.

As an employee of Lamar Community College and the Colorado Community College System, this position is required to uphold and enforce the policies of LCC and CCCS, and all local, state and federal laws. This position will comply with all student privacy laws (FERPA); and is a mandatory reporter of any suspected illegal activity.

Examples of Duties:

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead strategic enrollment and retention planning responsible for creating enrollment goals and strategies for targeted student populations to advance institutional growth, retention, and the college's mission of access.
• Oversee functions of admissions, recruitment, financial aid, cashier, testing, student life, career services, and academic advising. Supervises, coaches, and evaluates the leadership in each of these areas.
• Develop and execute an effective, analytics-driven, dynamic strategic enrollment and retention plans.
• Initiate divisional budget requests and coordinate the execution of the approved budget.
• Manages divisional facilities and equipment, including maintenance and control of inventory. Create communication plans for all admission, recruitment, and retention phases.
• Work collaboratively with all other departments involved in the recruitment and admissions process, including marketing, foundation, athletic staff, etc.
• Understand and communicate best practices, new processes, and training in all areas of admissions, recruitment, financial aid, registrar, testing, student life, career services, and academic advising.
• Responsible for convening working groups and planning teams composed of faculty and staff from across the Institution to develop short-, medium- and long-range enrollment initiatives.
• Build and maintain strong and collaborative relationships with other College leadership, working collegially with the members of the President's cabinet, faculty, staff, and others to develop and implement short- and long-term enrollment plans.

Assumes special responsibilities on assignment from the President.

Required Qualifications:

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A master's degree in a related field with at least three years experience in admissions, student services, or other related areas.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication, including effective public speaking skills. A thorough understanding, appreciation, and commitment to the community college's mission.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Doctorate Degree
• Five years of administrative-level work experience in student-facing departments in a higher education environment, including staff supervision and leadership.
• Experience with data analysis and knowledge of effective assessment practices. Proven administrative and fiscal management experience.

Supplemental Information:

Salary Range: $58,000.00 - $70,000.00. The specific salary will be determined by the qualifications of the selected candidate, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information.

LCC offers comprehensive Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Tuition Reimbursement benefit plans. Generous annual leave, sick and holiday benefits are also included.

Application Process: All applications must be submitted online. Please note that ALL items must be received for your application to be considered. Complete applications will include: a cover letter, current resume, three professional references (including at least one recent supervisor and one recent co-worker), and transcript copies. Official transcripts showing the highest degree achieved should be submitted to Nicole.Mc Coy@lamarcc.eduupon offer of employment.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact us at 719-336-1577 or Nicole.Mc Coy@lamarcc.edu

By submitting an application for this announced position, applicants are certifying that all statements, information and documents provided are true, complete and correct to the best of their knowledge and are made in good faith. Further, applicants understand that omissions, misleading, false or untrue information, or any attempt at fraud or deceit in any manner connected with this application and/or subsequent testing may result in them not being considered for jobs with Lamar Community College; may constitute grounds for discipline and/or termination after hire; and/or constitute grounds for further actions pursuant to law.

Notice to all Applicants:

• Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be produced within three (3) days of hire.
• LCC participates in E-Verify.
• Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.
• Final candidate is subject to a criminal background check prior to final selection process.
• Final candidate is required to submit official transcripts to Human Resources within fourteen (14) days of hire.
• LCC is affiliated with the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and as such, employees contribute to PERA in lieu of Social Security for retirement benefits. For more information, visit the COPERA Web page
• Former employees of the Colorado Community College System or one of its 13 colleges, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in your application material.

About LCC: We enrich lives through learning. Located on the golden plains of southeastern Colorado, Lamar Community College, a federally-designated Hispanic-Serving institution, is focused on the educational needs of Prowers, Baca, Kiowa, and Cheyenne Counties. Yet its unique programs, NJCAA/NIRA athletics, small class sizes, dedicated staff, innovative spirit, and idyllic setting also make it a destination college for students of all ages from across Colorado, the nation, and the world. LCC is one of thirteen colleges in the Colorado Community College System (CCCS).

LCC Vision: Lamar Community College provides the highest quality education and service excellence in an environment of care, support, mutual respect, and integrity.

LCC Core Values: Respect, integrity, open communication, and valuing people.

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