Title: Assistant Director of Admissions

Position Type: Professional Tech Full time

College: Arapahoe Community College

Division: Student Affairs

Department: ACC Admissions, Recruitment & Outreach

Campus: Littleton Campus

Location: Littleton

Salary Range: $69,078 - $78,498

Who We Are:

ACC Careers: Where You Can Move Mountains

Nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains sits one of the oldest community colleges in Colorado, Arapahoe Community College. With a rich history of educational excellence, ACC embraces a culture that values diversity, individualized support, and unwavering commitment to student success, without exception.

At ACC, every employee is focused and responsible for student success. We promote a culture of inclusivity and innovation through individualized support, passionate employees, and a welcoming environment. Hands on experiences and personalized attention make learning come alive at ACC enabling our diverse community of students and staff to develop the knowledge and skills they need to reach their academic and career goals. Since 1965, ACC has supported a culture of achievement and has been the place of choice for people who want to Move Mountains.

Job Summary:

The Assistant Director of Admissions plays a key leadership role in advancing student recruitment, enrollment, and outreach efforts at Arapahoe Community College. This position supports the development and execution of recruitment strategies designed to attract and serve traditional, adult, and nontraditional student populations. The Assistant Director uses enrollment and recruitment data to assess performance, identify opportunities, guide decision-making, and recommend strategies that support institutional enrollment goals.

This position provides leadership and supervision for the Admissions Recruitment team while building strong partnerships with schools, employers, workforce organizations, community stakeholders, and campus partners. The Assistant Director also supports admissions operations, student-facing services, CRM management, recruitment communications, and continuous process improvement to enhance the prospective student experience from inquiry through enrollment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, implement, and evaluate annual recruitment and outreach plans, including goals, target populations, territories, events, timelines, and performance measures.
• Plan and oversee recruitment activities such as open houses, program showcases, information sessions, campus tours, and community outreach events.
• Build and maintain partnerships with high schools, businesses, workforce partners, community organizations, and other stakeholders.
• Collaborate on recruitment campaigns, messaging strategies, and campaign assessment.
• Provide leadership, coaching, training, evaluation, and professional development for recruitment staff.
• Analyze recruitment and enrollment data to identify trends and recommend improvements.
• Support CRM administration, implementation, training, and process enhancements.
• Monitor and improve admissions processes, customer service, and prospective student engagement.
• Collaborate with campus partners to support enrollment and student success goals.
• Represent the College at events and serve as the department operational lead in the absence of the Director.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent amount of education and related experience may substitute for the education requirement, but will not count towards the experience requirements listed below.
• 3 years related experience in admissions, recruitment, enrollment management, student services, or higher education outreach.
• Supervisory experience which includes professional/full-time staff.
• Experience with Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software.
• Demonstrated excellence in oral and written communication skills.
• Experience with project management and/or event management.
• Experience using data, reports, or assessment information to support decision-making.
• Demonstrated customer service orientation with a student-centered mindset.
• Demonstrated experience engaging with and/or recruiting underrepresented student populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual – Spanish preferred.
• Specific knowledge of Ellucian Recruit CRM, Banner, and Navigate.
• Experience working in a community college setting.

Application Instructions: 

All applicants must submit:

1. Resume
2. Detailed letter of interest (cover letter) addressing the job announcement. Please include any experiences you may have embedding equity and inclusion in your work, see below.

At ACC, we seek to hire candidates who are committed to fostering respectful, welcoming, and supportive environments for all individuals. In your cover letter, please describe how you have worked to create such environments in your current or previous roles, and share what this commitment means to you in your professional practice

Additional Information/Benefits:

This position requires occasional evening and weekend commitments and travel throughout the College service area to support recruitment and community engagement activities.

All benefits information can be found at the Benefits tab on the top of the page.