Yuba College President

Yuba Community College District • Yuba City, CA

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About The Position

The President serves as Yuba College’s chief executive officer and provides overall leadership and administrative authority for the College’s instructional, academic, student-support, and operational programs, including its associated campuses and centers. Reporting to the Chancellor, the President is a key member of the District executive leadership team and works collaboratively with the Board of Trustees, District Services, the sister college, and internal and external partners to advance shared institutional goals.

The successful candidate will be a student-centered, equity-minded, community-connected leader who is visible and accessible across the College’s locations and communities, skilled in participatory governance, prepared to make timely and difficult decisions, and able to translate a shared vision into measurable, sustainable progress. The President will strengthen morale and trust, improve institutional effectiveness, steward resources responsibly, and position Yuba College for sustainable enrollment, programmatic, and organizational growth.

The position is primarily based in an office environment with moderate noise, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. The role involves use of standard office equipment and a computer, travel by motor vehicle to various sites, and occasional physical activities such as bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, pushing, and pulling. Materials and objects weighing up to 10 pounds may need to be lifted, carried, pushed, or pulled. The role may involve interaction with upset staff or public and private representatives. Varied shifts or alternate schedules may be assigned; overtime, weekends, evenings, holidays, and service as a Disaster Services Emergency Worker may be required.

Requirements

• Equivalent to a master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Eight years of increasingly responsible experience in higher education administration, institutional planning, accreditation, and program review and assessment.
• At least five years in an administrative leadership role with responsibility for personnel, operations, budget management, and strategic initiatives.
• Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Valid California Driver’s License and a satisfactory driving record, maintained throughout employment.

Responsibilities

• Serve as Yuba College’s chief executive officer.
• Provide overall leadership and administrative authority for instructional, academic, student-support, and operational programs at the College and its associated campuses and centers.
• Collaborate with the Chancellor, Board of Trustees, District Services, the sister college, and internal and external partners to advance shared institutional goals.
• Lead through participatory governance and make timely and difficult decisions.
• Translate a shared vision into measurable and sustainable progress.
• Strengthen morale and trust and improve institutional effectiveness.
• Steward resources responsibly.
• Position Yuba College for sustainable enrollment, programmatic, and organizational growth.
• Work overtime, weekends, evenings, and holidays as required to accommodate District needs, and respond as a Disaster Services Emergency Worker.

What This Job Offers

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