Admissions & Records Senior Evaluator

Overview

Merced College Admissions and Records strives to educate and support students through efficient and equitable access to admissions, registration, and academic records. We value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural backgrounds, abilities, and orientations. We seek candidates who value mentorship and working in a collegial, collaborative environment, and who are conscientious risk-takers and transformational leaders guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals.

This position requires focused attention to detail, complex evaluation analysis, and verification of coursework that meets a variety of local, state, and federal guidelines regarding transfer equivalencies, graduation requirements, and transcript evaluations under strict deadlines. The ideal candidate must be agile, demonstrate critical thinking, effective communication, and exemplary customer service.

When you join our Admissions team at the Merced Community College District, you can expect to be part of an inclusive, creative, flexible, innovative, and equity-focused community that engages students and each other in scholarly inquiry, creative partnerships, and the application of knowledge and success.

As you consider this opportunity, Merced College is more than a community college – we are a catalyst for transformation, redefining higher education and setting new standards for excellence. Serving nearly 20,000 students each year, we are a leading center of learning and opportunity in California s Central Valley. Founded in 1962, Merced College blends a strong tradition of academic excellence with forward-thinking innovation to create an inclusive and engaging environment for students and employees alike.

Located in the heart of California s Central Valley, the City of Merced offers a welcoming community of more than 90,000 residents, with easy access to the Bay Area, Sacramento, and Yosemite National Park. We invite you to join the Merced College team if you are passionate about innovation, equity, and student success.

Merced College Mission
At Merced College, students are our focus, and we are known by their success. We transform lives through education and workforce development.

Merced College Vision
Enriching Our Community Through Educational Experiences And Support Services

• Degree/Certificate Programs
• Transfer
• Career Technical Education
• Workforce Training
• Lifelong Learning
• Basic Skills
• Community Engagement

Merced College promoters student success through equitable access, continuous quality improvement, and institutional effectiveness, all with a focus on student achievement.

Under the direction of the Director of Admissions, Records and Follow-Up Services, performs specialized technical duties related to the evaluation and processing of student transcripts, determining if program graduation requirements have been met; carries out mandated and/or desirable research in support of evaluation of student records, certifies equivalent course credit; monitors, evaluates and certifies ADT transfer completion; maintains and improves transfer data;

investigates and resolves complex technical problems and issues; ensures all evaluations deadlines are met; and serves on committees directly relating to the assignment.

• Researches, verifies, analyzes and assesses student transcripts and academic histories, accurately translating grading systems and course credit awarded from other institutions; awards equivalent credit based on educational, military and other backgrounds through analysis and comparison of Merced Community College courses
• Serves as researcher of catalogs and course information to/from other colleges and universities using on-line and other data sources; evaluates catalog information to establish whether course-to-course equivalencies and competencies have been met
• Evaluates international transcripts received per articulation agreements and from approved transcript translation services
• Researches, articulates and builds other schools and corresponding coursework in various evaluation data base systems to aid evaluators and counselors in…