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Title: Vice President of Instruction

Position Type: Administrator Full Time

College: Arapahoe Community College

Division: Academic Affairs

Department: ACC Instruction

Campus: Littleton Campus

Location: Littleton

Salary Range: $157,746 - $178,920

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.

Job Summary:

• Demonstrates a strong commitment to student success, equity, and academic excellence.
• Builds trust through transparent communication and collaborative leadership.
• Builds meaningful partnerships that enhance educational and workforce opportunities.
• Leads with integrity, innovation, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Academic Leadership & Faculty Partnership - Provide strategic leadership for academic excellence, faculty development, concurrent partners, innovation, and accreditation compliance.
• Student Success & Academic Excellence - Advance student success through data-informed strategies, equitable pathways, and learner-centered programming.
• Strategic Partnerships & Workforce Alignment - Build partnerships that strengthen workforce alignment, concurrent enrollment, transfer opportunities, and community impact.
• Fiscal & Operational Stewardship - Oversee resources, budgets, curriculum, and assessment to drive academic quality and student outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned Master's Degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Seven years of progressively responsible leadership/administrative/supervisory experience in education that includes the development, monitoring, and administration of budget.
• Experience developing, managing, and evaluating employees.
• Demonstrated understanding and facilitation of teaching and learning working collaboratively with faculty and others with evidence of championing teaching excellence.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and use data and qualitative evidence to inform decision-making, evaluate program effectiveness, and communicate institutional priorities.
• Experience fostering collaboration with and between multiple units to align academic enterprises with student goals.
• Demonstrated commitment working and serving diverse communities including, but not limited to, students from underserved and/or underrepresented backgrounds, adult learners, students of color, Veterans and first generation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Progressively responsible leadership/administrative/supervisory experience in higher education, preferably community colleges, having served as a senior level director/dean that includes the development, monitoring, and administration of a budget inclusive of grants.
• Experience using learning assessment as a tool for continuous improvement at course, program, and institutional levels, with demonstrated success engaging faculty in assessment practices.
• Demonstrated success collaborating with faculty, Student Affairs, and Workforce partners to understand student and community needs through data and stakeholder voices, resulting in responsive scheduling, program design, and pathways that prepare students for careers and transfer.
• Proven ability to collaborate across all levels—interacting directly with diverse faculty to understand perspectives and identify exceptional practices, while working with senior leadership to communicate the urgency and potential for advancing equitable student success.
• Experience leading and engaging others in instructional strategic planning, program review, and assessment initiatives to improve and advance student outcomes.
• Commitment to creating and fostering a college climate and culture of empathy, understanding and care for and with others.

Benefits Information:

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

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. Finalists may be required to submit unofficial transcripts.