Montgomery County Community College (MCCC) is seeking applications for the following positions: Dean of Liberal Arts and Coordinator of Student Services.

Dean of Liberal Arts

The Dean of Liberal Arts provides leadership for a division that includes Anthropology, Art, Communication Studies, Dance, English, ESL, the First-Year Experience, History, Languages, Liberal Studies, Mass Media, Music, Philosophy, Political Science, Reading, Sociology, Sound Recording and Music Technology, and Theatre Arts. The Dean creates and maintains clear curricular paths to career and/or transfer and supports program growth and development.

The Dean provides visionary leadership, articulating the centrality of a broad-based liberal arts education while supporting students, faculty, and staff in meeting the College’s student success goals. The Dean is an important liaison for the College with business and industry partners, transfer partners, K-12 educators, government officials, grant agencies, and private funders. As a member of the VPAA’s leadership team, the dean acts to further the institution’s goals towards diversity, equity, and inclusion. This position has college-wide responsibilities that require travel between campuses and offsite locations.

This position has college-wide responsibilities and requires travel between all campuses and off-site locations. The primary office location will be the Blue Bell campus. This position requires the new hire to submit the Child Abuse Clearance, the PA State Police check, and FBI fingerprint results to Human Resources before their first day of employment. 

Essential Education, Training, Skills, and Work Experience:

• Master’s degree required in a discipline represented by the academic units in the division; doctorate preferred.
• Minimum of three years of previous teaching experience at the collegiate level, preferably at a comprehensive community college.
• Minimum of eight years of progressive administrative/leadership experience, preferably at a community college.
• Excellent management, administrative, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Data management and analysis abilities with demonstrated abilities to apply quantitative and qualitative reasoning to assessment, planning, management, and communications tasks.
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Word applications and other productivity, communication, and presentation tools.
• Knowledge of and experience with a range of instructional delivery modalities.
• Experience in curriculum or program development.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Knowledge of programmatic or regional accreditation processes is preferred.
• Experience in grant and philanthropic acquisition, management, and reporting preferred.

Apply online: For the complete job description and to apply for this position, please visit MCCC. This position closes on Nov. 3, 2024.

Coordinator of Student Services

The Coordinator of Student Services is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the Welcome Desks, One-Stop, and Student Services Resource Center (SSRC). This position also provides backup coverage to Student Services areas as needed and works collaboratively with other departments to ensure student success. This position has the responsibility to develop and coordinate a comprehensive, college-wide approach to addressing the needs of students to strengthen enrollment and registration, improve retention, and increase academic success. This position includes evening administrative coverage responsibilities for the Enrollment Services Area.

The Coordinator of Student Services is an integral member of the Student Services team in support of MCCC’s mission of student access, retention, and completion. This position has college-wide responsibilities and requires travel between all
campuses and off-site locations. The primary office location is the Blue Bell campus. Saturdays and evenings are required as needed, but especially during peak registration times. This position requires the PA Child Abuse, PA State Police, and FBI Fingerprinting clearances.

This position has been approved for a flexible work option arrangement. Flexible work options can be ended at any time by the College, Cabinet, and/or supervisors based on employee performance and/or as institutional needs change.

Essential Education, Training, Skills, and Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Two years of higher education experience (community college experience preferred).
• Minimum of three years of supervisory experience is preferred.
• Two years of processing experience with system optimization work is preferred.
• Understanding of community college philosophy, practice, and population.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; highly organized.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Familiarity with records/registration systems (Colleague preferred).
• Customer service experience.

Apply online: For the complete job description and to apply for this position, please visit MCCC. This position closes on Oct. 27, 2024.

Learn more at Montgomery County Community College. MCCC offers a comprehensive curriculum of more than 100 degree and certificate programs, a Virtual Campus, a Hospitality Institute, a Municipal Police Academy, and specialized workforce development programs, all of which leverage the College’s nationally ranked use of innovative technology.