Admissions Assistant

Johnson County Community College • Overland Park, KS

365d • $15 - $18

About The Position

The Admissions Assistant position is a part-time role within the Student Success & Engagement department at Johnson County Community College (JCCC). The primary responsibility of this position is to assist applicants in completing the admissions application process and to review applications to determine admissions eligibility based on Kansas state statute and the policies of the Kansas Board of Regents (KBOR) and JCCC. The role requires significant data entry, communication with students, and the ability to analyze data to make informed admissions decisions.

Requirements

• Requires a High School Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Perform significant data entry to process and monitor submitted documents according to state and college admission policies.
• Review applications to make informed decisions on admissions status, residency, transcript, and assessment test requirements.
• Correspond with students about enrollment status, admissions decisions, or general questions in person, by email, and the phone in an accurate and timely fashion.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues preventing students from logging into their student portal account for class enrollment.
• Examine, enter, verify, and update complex sensitive academic records/credentials of applicants and accurately record on the Banner student information system.
• Work with selective admissions software programs to analyze specific data criteria to determine admissions eligibility, such as testing requirements or minimum grade point average.
• Maintain understanding and ability to expound on the college mission statement, general college policies and procedures, academic programs, admissions requirements, and student life related opportunities.
• Track and process high school transcripts following established procedures and utilize those documents to perform transcript/credential evaluations.
• Duties and responsibilities, as required by business necessity, may be added, deleted or changed at any time at the discretion of management.

Benefits

• Part-time benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: High school or GED