Vice President of Student Services and Success

POSITION TITLE: VICE PRESIDENT OF STUDENT SERVICES AND SUCCESS

REPORTS TO: COLLEGE PRESIDENT

POSITION SUMMARY:

Lamar Community College (LCC), a federally designated Hispanic-Serving Institution and member of the Colorado Community College System, invites applications for the Vice President of Student Services and Success (VPSSS). This executive-level leader serves as the College’s Chief Student Affairs and Enrollment Officer and a member of the President’s Cabinet.

The Vice President provides visionary, strategic, and operational leadership for all student-facing services, enrollment management functions, and student success initiatives. This role is responsible for advancing a comprehensive, data-informed approach to recruitment, enrollment, retention, persistence, completion, and holistic student development consistent with LCC’s mission:
We enrich lives through learning.

The Vice President fosters a culture of care, belonging, accountability, and high expectations, ensuring that all students, particularly first-generation, rural, low-income, and historically underserved students, have equitable access to support systems that promote achievement and success.

This position requires on-campus leadership in Lamar, Colorado.

• Serve as the Chief Student Services Officer and principal advisor to the President on student success, enrollment management, student engagement, and student life matters.
• Develop and lead a comprehensive Strategic Enrollment and Student Success Plan aligned with institutional priorities and CCCS system goals.
• Establish measurable enrollment, retention, persistence, and completion targets;monitor progress through analytics and performance dashboards.
• Serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet and participate in institution-wide planning, accreditation, and budget development.
• Represent LCC in CCCS system meetings, statewide councils, and community partnerships.
• Contribute to the identification, development, and advancement of external funding opportunities,including federal, state, and private grantsaligned with strategic enrollment growth, student success, and institutional priorities

Provide direct oversight of:

• Lead development and execution of dynamic, analytics-driven recruitment and retention strategies.
• Oversee the full enrollment funnel, including prospect development, application processing, onboarding, and re-enrollment initiatives.
• Convene cross-functional working groups (faculty, athletics, marketing, foundation, workforce, and academic leadership) to strengthen recruitment and persistence initiatives.
• Develop communication plans for all phases of admission, recruitment, financial aid, and retention.
• Analyze internal and external market data to informenrollmentprojections and resource planning.
• Build strategic partnerships with K-12 districts, workforce partners, community organizations, and regional employers to expand enrollment pipelines.

• Foster a dynamic and engaging campus life for all students.
• Maintain and update the Student Handbook and oversee judicial and grievance processes.
• Champion student engagement, leadership development, and co-curricular learning.
• Promote equity-minded practices that reduce achievement gaps and remove barriers to student success.

• Ensure divisional compliance with FERPA, ADA, Title IX, Clery Act, Veterans Affairs, Department of Education regulations, and CCCS policies.
• Oversee student conduct processes and ensure due processin accordance with institutional and system policies.
• Remain current on legal and regulatory changesimpactinghigher education and student affairs.

• Develop andstrategicallymanage the Student Services and Success division budget.
• Coordinate divisional budget requests and oversee fiscal stewardship.
• Supervise facilities and equipment within the division.
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