Academic Program Specialist - College Now

**POSITION DETAILS**

Founded in 1971 in Long Island City, Queens, LaGuardia Community College is one of seven community colleges of the City University of New York/CUNY. LaGuardia offers more than sixty associate degree and certificate programs, as well as dozens of workforce training, ESOL, GED, and pre-college programs. In 2023, LaGuardia served approximately 25,000 students. More than one-third of our degree-seeking students were born outside of the United States, coming to LaGuardia from 136 countries and speaking forty-three heritage languages. More than half are first-generation college students. Sixty-nine percent live in Queens; the rest live in Brooklyn and beyond. Approximately two-thirds of our degree students receive financial aid. Since forty-five percent of them identify as Hispanic, the US Department of Education has designated LaGuardia a Hispanic-Serving Institution. Please visit www.laguardia.edu to learn more.

College Now is CUNY’s largest collaborative program with the New York City secondary public school system. The program offers dual enrollment in high school and college as well as college-readiness programs in more than 400 New York City high schools, enrolling over 20,000 students annually. Much like many dual enrollment programs, the goal of College Now is to help students meet high school graduation requirements and prepare for academic and social success in college. In addition, program activities are designed to enhance performance on New York State Regents and CUNY placement examinations so that students are able to enroll in college without needing remediation.

LaGuardia's College Now program has partnerships with thirty-eight high schools in the boroughs of Queens and Manhattan. We offer college level courses and college preparatory courses from the Humanities, English, Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Social Science departments, as well as summer programs which pair college courses with enrichment workshops. The College Now Program reports to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Academic Program Specialist will report directly to the College Now Manager.

In addition to the CUNY Title Overview, the Academic Program Specialist duties will include, but not be limited to the following:

+ Support and develop effective relationships with all partner high schools, with the leaders of all college’s academic departments and administrative offices, and with faculty members to ensure their active involvement in all aspects of the College Now Program;

+ Coordinate all aspects of outreach and recruitment for the college credit courses, summer programs, enrichment activities, and all special College Now initiatives such as FutureReady NYC, STEM RA, Myself Third and Model City Council;

+ Develop and conduct appropriate orientation activities on program policies and procedures for campus and high school staff, students and parents;

+ Develop, implement and revise as necessary all policies and procedures related to student recruitment, eligibility for enrollment, attendance, and satisfactory performance including student support activities (advising mentoring, tutoring);

+ Monitor and collect data on essential indicators of program effectiveness (registrations, attendance, retention and academic achievement)

+ Ensure program compliance with all College Now and campus policies and procedures and maintain all necessary program records concerning student participation, staffing, budgeting and expenditures;

+ Collaborate with other College Now coordinators on the development of appropriate and effective partnerships with the leadership of the NYCPS, the leadership of relevant regional divisions and all relevant high schools;

+ Assist the program director in the development and implementation of an annual plan of educational and professional development activities and in preparations of reports on those activities for College Now Central Office;

+ Assist the program director in developing and monitoring of the annual budgets for College Now and the STEM Research Academy.

**QUALIFICATIONS**

Bachelor's Degree and four years' relevant experience required.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Master’s degree in Higher Education, Social Work or Counseling; experience in higher education, including experience in evaluating high school applicants’ college readiness, in program development and implementation and reporting to funder, in recruiting for, staffing, and running a program of pre-college courses and activities, and in developing and maintaining effective relationships with high school and college faculty and administration; excellent computer, oral, and written communication skills.

**CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW**

Participates in the daily coordination of academic and administrative activities of a College's specialized academic program under management direction.

• Supports program development, student service delivery, outcome evaluation and instructor/student recruitment, enrollment, and retention.

• Recommends, implements and evaluates strategies to expand program offerings

• Prepares analytical and statistical reports for management

• Develops and maintains relationships with various College offices to improve student and faculty services

• Serves as resource expert regarding program policies and procedures

• Oversees office recordkeeping; manages updates of program web and print materials

• May supervise office operations and/or department budget

• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Academic Program Specialist

**CUNY TITLE**

Higher Education Assistant

**FLSA**

Exempt

**COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS**

$52,267 - $75,465

Salary commensurate with education and experience.

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

**HOW TO APPLY**

Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID or Title. Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information.

Candidates should provide a resume and cover letter.

**CLOSING DATE**

January 8th, 2025

**JOB SEARCH CATEGORY**

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

**EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY**

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID

29379

Location

LaGuardia Community College