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Georgia Highlands College is a multi-campus, state college member of the University System of Georgia. Founded in 1970 as Floyd Junior College, it now serves more than 6,000 students in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama across its five locations in Rome, Cartersville, Marietta, and Dallas. GHC currently offers over 30 areas of study with associate degree and bachelor's degree options both in the classroom and online.

We are a growing and progressive institution with opportunities for great employees to grow in a fast-paced and challenging work environment that encourages employee wellness and overall success. Our combined efforts at GHC have led to numerous awards, honors, and countless stories of success for students and employees. This includes our most recent honor of being recognized as one of the semifinalists for the 2023 and 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.

This position is responsible for the leadership, strategic oversight, and administration of the College's Dual Enrollment initiatives. The Director of Dual Enrollment manages the academic, operational, and partnership aspects of dual enrollment programming; ensures compliance with state, regional accreditation, University System of Georgia, Georgia Student Finance, and institutional requirements; supports student access and success; and provides supervision and direction for staff assigned to dual enrollment operations.

• Is responsible for understanding, supporting, and carrying out the college's mission, vision, and values and complying with mandates and regulations of government and accrediting bodies
• Supports the GHC strategic priorities: Access & Opportunity, Inclusivity & Engagement, Student Success, and Efficiency & Effectiveness
• Provides strategic leadership for the college's Dual Enrollment program
• Develops, implements, and evaluates goals, processes, procedures, and business practices for dual enrollment operations in alignment with the overall strategic plan of the college
• Builds, develops, and maintains positive working relationships with local school districts, school administrators, principals, counselors, instructors, parents, and other community stakeholders to promote College partnerships and collaboration
• Serves as the College liaison for dual enrollment programs and services with school systems, outside agencies, community leaders, and state partners
• Identifies opportunities to expand dual enrollment to improve student access, academic pathways, and enrollment growth
• Ensures the consistency, accuracy, and effectiveness of dual enrollment program operations across campuses and service areas
• Ensures compliance with federal, state, University System of Georgia, Board of Regents, Georgia Student Finance Commission, accreditation, and institutional policies and procedures related to dual enrollment
• Serves as the designated institutional administrator or lead representative for dual enrollment processes with Georgia Student Finance and other appropriate external agencies
• Oversees the dual enrollment funding application process and ensures that approved courses align with state eligibility requirements and institutional curriculum standards
• Collaborates with Academic Affairs to ensure course offerings, faculty/instructor credentials, curriculum alignment, and academic quality meet college and accreditation standards for college-level instruction delivered to high school students
• Monitors and evaluates enrollment trends, student participation, retention, completion, and other key performance indicators related to dual enrollment programming
• Develops and improves mechanisms for tracking, analyzing, and reporting program data statistics and provides comprehensive and interpretive reports to distribute findings, assess effectiveness, and support institutional decision-making
• Prepares reports, presentations, and recommendations related to program outcomes, strategic growth, compliance, and operational effectiveness
• Communicates with internal and external stakeholders regarding significant program changes that impact the college
• Recruits, supervises, trains, evaluates, and supports staff assigned to dual enrollment initiatives
• Provides leadership, guidance, and professional development for staff and faculty involved in dual enrollment programming
• Maintains current knowledge of the field or profession and travels to training workshops, conferences, meetings, school visits, and professional events outside of college locations, as needed
• Performs other job‑related duties as assigned

Master's degree in Education, Student Affairs, Higher Education, Public Administration, or a related field

Three (3) to five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, secondary-to-postsecondary partnerships, dual enrollment, admissions, advising, outreach, or related area

Supervisory or leadership experience preferred or equivalent combination of experience and/or education

$71,452 - $74,880 annually

• Knowledge of federal, state, University System of Georgia and Board of Regents, Georgia Student Finance, and institutional policies and procedures related to admissions, Academic Affairs, and the Dual Enrollment Program
• Knowledge of student services, advising practices, and enrollment processes in higher education
• Skill in strategic planning, project management, and organizational leadership
• Skill in the analysis of problems and the development and implementation of solutions
• Skill in oral and written communication
• Skill in data analysis, program evaluation, and report preparation
• Skill in the use of Microsoft Office systems and student information/data systems
• Ability to build and sustain relationships across a wide range of internal and external constituents
• Ability to lead staff, manage multiple priorities, and foster collaboration across departments
• Skills in conflict resolution and decision‑making

Offers of employment are contingent upon completion of a background investigation including a criminal background check demonstrating your eligibility for employment with Georgia Highlands College, as determined by Georgia Highlands College in its sole discretion, confirmation of the credentials and employment history reflected in your application materials and, if applicable, a satisfactory credit check.

Offers are made expressly subject to the applicable federal and state laws, to the statutes, rules and regulations of this institution and to the Bylaws and Policies of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the University System of Georgia (USG), which are available for your inspection upon request.

Georgia Highlands College provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

For more information or questions about a job posting, please contact Human Resources by email at jobs@highlands.edu.

For technical support, please contact the Shared Services Center at (877) 251‑2644 or email oneusgsupport@usg.edu.