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Job Description
Department: Dual Credit Programs
General Statement of Job
The Dean of Dual Credit Programs Initiatives provides leadership for the assessment, implementation, growth, and continuous improvement of Dual Credit academic, workforce, and career pathway initiatives. Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Dual Credit Programs and School District Partnerships, the Dean advances strategic initiatives that support student access, enrollment, persistence, completion, and postsecondary transition across Dual Credit Programs through close collaboration with school district stakeholders at all levels, and College leadership to strengthen dual credit access, pathways, and overall student success.
The Dean oversees the Director for Dual Credit Scheduling and Enrollment Services, Director for Dual Credit Pathways, and Director of Academies and Career Technical Pathways, ensuring alignment of initiatives with institutional priorities, school district needs, and state and accreditation requirements. The position works collaboratively with internal college leadership and school district partners to expand innovative instructional models, designated and comprehensive high school strategies, and structured pathways that create seamless transitions from high school to college and career.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions:
- Provides leadership and oversight of Dual Credit Programs Initiatives, including Dual Credit Pathways, Academies and Career Technical Pathways, and Dual Credit Scheduling and Enrollment Services.
- Provides leadership in assessing instructional, workforce, and college‑readiness needs of partnering school districts and develops initiatives responsive to those needs.
- Collaborates with school district stakeholders at all levels, and College leadership to strengthen dual credit access, pathways, and student success.
- Guides the development and expansion of structured academic and career pathways that support seamless high school‑to‑college‑to‑career transitions.
- Supervises the Directors for Dual Credit Scheduling and Enrollment Services, Dual Credit Pathways, and Academies and Career Technical Pathways.
- Leads the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative dual credit academic and workforce initiatives aligned with the College’s strategic goals.
- Collaborates with the Associate Vice President for Dual Credit Programs and School District Partnerships to operationalize the institutional dual credit strategic plan.
- Oversees the development and implementation of partnering school district strategies and approved instructional plans to ensure aligned, high‑quality academic and workforce pathways.
- Supports the identification of prospective Dual Credit Faculty with partnering school districts.
- Oversees the alignment of dual credit initiatives with enrollment management goals, including access, persistence, and completion.
- Evaluates the quality, effectiveness, and outcomes of dual credit initiatives and formulates recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Provides leadership in the coordination and utilization of dual credit systems, and software in collaboration with the Associate Dean for Dual Credit Programs Operations.
- Collaborates with operational leadership to ensure initiatives align with faculty credentialing requirements, instructional delivery expectations, and accreditation standards.
- Serves as a college representative in meetings, committees, and partnerships related to dual credit initiatives at the local, regional, and state levels.
- Ensures initiatives comply with Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) rules, National Alliance of Concurrent Enrollment Partnerships (NACEP) accreditation standards, and The Commission on Colleges and Universities requirements.
- Maintains knowledge of the College’s programs, policies, procedures, academic standards, and applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
- Travels throughout the College district and service area, as required.
- Serves as Campus Security Authority.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Education and Experience
- Master’s Degree required. Major in educational administration, business, or related field preferred; Doctorate preferred.
- At least five (5) years of work experience in post-secondary dual credit programs required.
- At least three (3) years of progressive administrative/supervisory experience in higher education is required.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Excellent oral, written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively with academic-transfer, technical, and developmental education programs in a multi-campus environment.
- Strong computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office including, but not limited to, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook, the Windows environment, and internet research skills.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects that require demonstrated leadership ability.
- Ability to work evenings and/or weekends as needed; willing to travel throughout the college district using own means of reliable transportation.
- Ability to adapt to constant change and periods of fast-paced, high-intensity work situations.
- Demonstrated commitment to achieving the vision and mission of South Texas College.
- Ability to analyze situations quickly and objectively and to determine proper course of action.
- Team player with the ability to collaborate with all college departments, functions, and other support services.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, THECB and The Commission on Colleges and Universities regulations, governmental regulations, and Legislative policy.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
- Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
Checks, Certificates, Licenses, and Registrations
- Security Sensitive position: all applicants are subject to a criminal background check under South Texas College policy.
- In addition, subject to a federal background check.
- Must have or qualify for a valid Texas driver’s license and proof of liability insurance.
Physical Requirements
- Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force to move objects.
- Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
- Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound.
- Ability to make rational decisions through sound logic and deductive processes.
- Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
- Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
- Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including the ability to convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately and concisely.
- Sitting particularly for sustained periods of time.
- Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing, viewing a computer terminal, and/or extensive reading, including colo r , dep t h pe r cep t io n , and f ield v isio n .
- Mobility to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
Minimum Compensation
$110,384.00
Desired Start Date
September 01, 2026
Posting Close Date (No Close Date if Blank)
29 July 2026 11:59pm
