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Executive Director, Admissions & Records

Position Number: 6899400
Location: Austin, TX
Position Type: Admissions/Enrollment

Executive Director, Admissions & Records

Austin Community College

Job Posting Closing Times: Job postings are removed from advertising at 12:00 A.M. on the closing date e.g., at midnight on the day before the closing date.

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. - AR 4.0300.01

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.
Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
Executive Director, Admissions & Records

Job Description Summary:
General Statement of Job

To provide development and administration of comprehensive admissions, enrollment, and academic record keeping programs and for overseeing the activities of the offices of Admissions and Records, Registrar, and Texas Success Initiative.

Job Description:

Description of Duties and Tasks

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Develops, directs, implements, and administers the district's admissions, academic recordkeeping policies, programming, and operations.
Directs and oversees the district's delivery of the Texas Success Initiative (TSI) programs and student developmental education compliance policies.
Maintains responsibility for the strategic planning and operational management of the districtwide Admissions/Records and Registrar's offices.
Maintains responsibility for the personnel management activities for the district's Admissions and Records offices, Registrar's office, TSI office, and Graduation and Evaluation offices.
Oversees, delivers, and manages all aspects of credit student enrollment and registration program. Supervises, trains, coaches, directs, coordinates, and disciplines personnel while adhering to organizational human resource policies and procedures as well as related employment laws. Recommends hire and termination personnel actions for positions supervised.
Provides interpretation and oversight of federal, state, and internal regulations to ensure compliance with federal, state, and internal rules related to admissions, enrollment, state funding reporting, and immigration status determination for international students.
Serves as resource for district guidance on entry and enrollment for all students.
Recommends and manages departmental budget for Admissions and Records, Graduation, and TSI departments.
Administers the preparation of all internal and external student enrollment reports for the district to meet internal and external reporting and audit requirements. Assures the integrity of the college's applicant, student, and graduation databases.
Analyzes the effectiveness and success of department policies, programs and outcomes, and makes recommendations for needed changes to support the college missions and goals.
Conducts and coordinates student data research efforts including data collection, analysis, and compilation; interprets and applies college policies and procedures regarding all data management activities.
Produces and delivers the college's commencement ceremony.
Chairs the collegewide Admissions and Registration Committee.
Represents the institution as the subject matter expert on admissions, academic recordkeeping, and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) issues; participates in appropriate professional activities and organizations.
Develops and delivers FERPA training to staff and faculty, assuring compliance with federal regulations..
Oversees the delivery of direct services to prospective, current and former students, and to all district staff and faculty.
Ensures appropriate professional development and safety training is completed in compliance with all health and safety rules and processes.

Knowledge

Must possess required knowledge and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Handling demands and requirements of senior-level management in higher education.
Thorough, current knowledge of all state, federal, and international regulations and compliance requirements for admissions, academic recordkeeping, and success programs.
Knowledge of computerized administrative software systems and data collection, maintenance, and reporting systems.
Demonstrated expertise in project planning, development and implementation.
Presenting information and summary reports internally and to the public.
Understanding of the community college philosophy and mission.
Effective leadership and ethics techniques, including Servant-Leadership principles.

Skills

Must possess required skills and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

Working in a collaborative manner with diverse constituencies.
Working effectively with a diverse and multi-cultural student body and staff.
Excellent communication, written and verbal, and interpersonal skills.
Providing leadership at all levels of the college.
Planning, prioritizing, and problem-solving.
Handling multiple projects and meeting deadlines.
Planning and managing budgets and manpower needs.

Technology Skills

Use a variety of spreadsheet, word processing, database, and presentation software.

Required Work Experience

Five years related work experience including management in a higher education academic environment.

Required Education

Master's degree. Experience cannot be substituted for required, applicable educational level.

Physical Requirements

Work is performed in a standard office or similar environment.
Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
Occasional lifting of objects up to 10 pounds.

Number of Openings:
1

Job Posting Close Date:
February 17, 2026

Clery Act

As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Austin Community College produces an Annual Security Report as required by the Clery Act. This report includes statistics from the previous three years concerning reported crime that occurred on campus; public property adjacent to and accessible from campus; and in certain non-campus buildings/property owned or controlled by ACC. The report includes institutional policies concerning campus security and other safety information.

For direct access to the current Annual Security Report, visit www.austincc.edu/asr . You may obtain a hard copy by contacting the Clery Compliance Officer ( CleryComplianceOfficer@austincc.edu ). For an overview, see ACC's Clery Act website.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.

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