Vice President Academic Affairs

FULL TIME

GRIFFIN CAMPUS

INTERESTED CANDIDATES MUST APPLY AT:  https://www.easyhrweb.com/JC_SouthernCrescent

Southern Crescent Technical College, located just south of the Atlanta metropolitan area and just minutes from Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, invites applications for the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs.

The Vice President for Academic Affairs is the Chief Academic Officer and a member of the president’s leadership team. The Vice President of Academic Affairs has the primary responsibility for ensuring quality academic programs are provided at its multi-campus and center locations. The VPAA must assume a key leadership role in both institutional and program accreditation, working with the president to advance the college as a learning environment and workplace that is affirming for all. The new VPAA will join a team that is community focused and has a strong dedication to students and student learning.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

· Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.

· Minimum of five (5) years progressively responsible administrative assignments providing necessary experience for this position.

· Demonstrated understanding of a comprehensive technical and/or community college.

· Demonstrated ability to successfully cultivate, expand and sustain productive relationships with students, faculty, staff and external constituents.

· Demonstrated successful experience with assessment, workforce development, and developmental programs.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

· Earned doctorate from a regionally accredited institution.

· Seven (7) years full-time classroom teaching experience at college level or other academic experience.

· Significant engagement, leadership and teaching experience in a technical education field with specialization in one or more technical education domains, including Health Sciences and Nursing, Advanced Manufacturing, Logistics and Transportation, and Information Technology.

· Demonstrated understanding of and experience with integrating learning technology to enhance and support the student learning experience.

· Experience collaborating with workforce training and continuing education colleagues to design short-term programming.

· Experience in curriculum development, outcomes assessment, and faculty development.

· History of successful resource and/or grant development, monitoring, and reporting.

· Evidence of achievements in student success and completion, with an acumen for addressing student challenges at a large, multi-campus technical/community college.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Vice President of Academic Affairs is responsible to the President for the college’s faculty and faculty credentialing system; curriculum; academic programs of study and student learning outcomes; academic policies and procedures; learning support courses and programs; general education program; libraries; faculty development and recognition programs; faculty participation in program accreditation efforts; partnerships, contracts, and agreements with other educational entities/agencies; program advisory committees; online and videoconferencing courses and programs; transient letter issuance; student, faculty, and staff complaints and academic grievances; division planning and budgeting; instructional equipment recommendations and purchases; classroom and laboratory use; and supervision and evaluation of assigned personnel. The Vice President for Academic Affairs also directly oversees the operations of the college’s tutoring services and libraries.

· Supervise program accreditation efforts and assist with regional accreditation activities

· Review curriculum for purposes of establishment of articulation agreements

· Exhibit fiscal responsibility in the development and management of the schedule of classes and resource management in assigned budgets; monitors spending and approves expenditures according to established policies and procedures

· Provides leadership for all faculty and staff within Academic Affairs by overseeing assigned personnel functions, including hiring recommendation, faculty, and staff evaluation, management of conduct and performance issues, and advising appropriately on personnel matters

· Provide direction, on-going monitoring, and support related to the planning, executing, monitoring, and evaluating of instructional programs

· Perform other duties as assigned

Applications are currently being accepted with a deadline of September 5, 2025 and will remain open until an appointment is made. All applicants must complete an online application, provide a resume, unofficial transcripts, and cover letter. Official Transcripts are required upon employment.

Applications must be submitted to: www.sctech.edu by clicking the following link: https://www.easyhrweb.com/JC_SouthernCrescent/JobListings/JobListings.aspx

SALARY:

Salary commensurate with education and work experience. Benefits include paid state holidays, paid annual and sick leave, and the State of Georgia Flexible Benefits Program.

SPECIAL NOTES:

It shall be a condition of employment to submit to a background investigation. Offers of employment shall be conditional pending the result of the background investigation.

Federal Law requires ID and eligibility verification prior to employment.

All male U.S. citizens, and male aliens living in the U.S., who are ages 18 through 25, are required to register for the military draft and must present proof of Selective Service Registration upon employment.

Applicants who need special assistance may request assistance by phoning (770) 229-3454.

Applicants scheduled for interviews will be notified of the status of the position.

**  The Technical College System of Georgia and its constituent Technical Colleges do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, sex, religion, disability, age, political affiliation or belief, genetic information, disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam Era, spouse of military member, or citizenship status (except in those special circumstances permitted or mandated by law). This nondiscrimination policy encompasses the operation of all technical college-administered programs, programs financed by the federal government including any Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I financed programs, educational programs and activities, including admissions, scholarships and loans, student life, and athletics. It also encompasses the recruitment and employment of personnel and contracting for goods and services.