Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Plan, direct, or coordinate student instruction, administration, and services, as well as other research and educational activities, at postsecondary institutions, including universities, colleges, and junior and community colleges.

  
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Average Outlook
   
$79.5k careers
   
Train for 4 years

What is this job like?

  • Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
  • Participate in student recruitment, selection, and admission, making admissions recommendations when required to do so.
  • Plan and promote sporting events and social, cultural, and recreational activities.
  • Write grants to procure external funding, and supervise grant-funded projects.
  • Audit the financial status of student organizations and facility accounts.
  • Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information.
  • Determine course schedules, and coordinate teaching assignments and room assignments to ensure optimum use of buildings and equipment.
  • Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
  • Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
  • Prepare reports on academic or institutional data.
  • Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.
  • Coordinate the production and dissemination of university publications, such as course catalogs and class schedules.
  • Write grants to procure external funding, and supervise grant-funded projects.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
  • Appoint individuals to faculty positions, and evaluate their performance.
  • Provide assistance to faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs, issuing transcripts, and scheduling events.
  • Appoint individuals to faculty positions, and evaluate their performance.
  • Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.
  • Direct activities of administrative departments, such as admissions, registration, and career services.
  • Determine course schedules, and coordinate teaching assignments and room assignments to ensure optimum use of buildings and equipment.
  • Represent institutions at community and campus events, in meetings with other institution personnel, and during accreditation processes.
  • Develop curricula, and recommend curricula revisions and additions.
  • Review registration statistics, and consult with faculty officials to develop registration policies.
  • Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.
  • Promote the university by participating in community, state, and national events or meetings, and by developing partnerships with industry and secondary education institutions.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
  • Confer with other academic staff to explain and formulate admission requirements and course credit policies.
  • Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
  • Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
  • Review registration statistics, and consult with faculty officials to develop registration policies.
  • Teach courses within their department.
  • Direct and participate in institutional fundraising activities, and encourage alumni participation in such activities.
  • Oversee facilities management for the university, including construction, repair, and maintenance projects.
  • Formulate strategic plans for the institution.
  • Provide assistance to faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs, issuing transcripts, and scheduling events.
  • Prepare reports on academic or institutional data.
  • Consult with government regulatory and licensing agencies to ensure the institution's conformance with applicable standards.
  • Develop curricula, and recommend curricula revisions and additions.
  • Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information.
  • Direct scholarship, fellowship, and loan programs, performing activities such as selecting recipients and distributing aid.

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