Early College Programs Coordinator

South Suburban College

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About The Position

The Early College Programs Coordinator provides college-level support to increase high school students’ participation and success in Dual Credit and Dual Enrollment programs. The position coordinates articulation agreements, class schedules, instructor credential verification, enrollment applications, information sessions, awards ceremonies, and collaboration meetings. It serves as the primary point of contact for high schools to help ensure students are accurately informed and placed.

The coordinator manages early college transition plans and tracks participation, credit accumulation, and transition or progress at SSC. The role supports college-readiness testing, recruitment, enrollment, retention, and completion goals; coordinates onboarding and special events; and works with secondary schools, college departments, faculty, instructors, counselors, and advisors. It also prepares communications and compliance reports, facilitates articulation processes, and ensures courses offered through off-site dual credit and course articulation meet applicable standards. This is a full-time, grant-funded position for 40 hours per week and 52 weeks per year. Continued employment depends on receipt of grant funds.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in education, public service, public policy, or a related field.
• One to three years of direct experience with dual credit, dual enrollment, and/or articulation or curriculum development, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to connect with individuals and groups in group and one-on-one settings.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret data, research, and trends related to recruitment, enrollment, retention, completion, and conversion.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite and ability to learn new software programs.
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, meet deadlines, and develop and present reports.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work effectively with employees at all organizational levels, students, and other customers.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Professionalism and ability to handle stressful situations with tact and diplomacy.
• Self-directed and innovative approach, with ability to assess current operations to support improvement of the College’s future goals.
• Must successfully pass a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

• Spanish-speaking.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate college transition plans for early college students to support their transition to SSC after high school graduation.
• Monitor, track, and report early college participation, credit-hour accumulation, transition to SSC, and, where applicable, progress through SSC.
• Coordinate college-readiness testing procedures with participating secondary schools, including on- and off-site testing and placement information for enrollment.
• Work with Marketing and Recruitment to promote and enroll students in early college programs.
• Meet early college enrollment, retention, and completion targets.
• Convert early college students into full-time and part-time students through enrollment and onboarding events, including community events, FAFSA completion activities, summer bridging programs, recognition ceremonies, and other recruitment activities.
• Prepare reports on compliance with Illinois Community College Board guidelines and fidelity to college standards for dual credit, dual enrollment, and articulation initiatives.
• Prepare internal and external communications regarding program services.
• Serve as a liaison to college counselors/advisors and secondary school counselors to support a clear and predictable path to early college credit.
• Participate in planning professional development and mentoring activities between faculty and secondary school instructors.
• Ensure standards are followed for courses offered through off-site dual credit and course articulation.
• Facilitate the annual articulation process for new or continuing dual credit courses and manage communications with Admissions, Registration/Records, and Academic Services.
• Coordinate onboarding for new dual credit instructors.
• Coordinate early college special events.
• Follow efficient practices and quality customer service standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• $16,000 annual flexible health benefit.
• 15 vacation days, 12 medical days, and 3 personal days earned within the first year of employment.
• 16 holidays.
• 5 winter break days.
• 4-day summer workweek.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level