Associate Director - Curriculum & Assessment

Hawkeye Community College’s Institutional Research office, which is integral to maintaining the State and Regional accreditation of the College, is looking for a full‑time Associate Director of Curriculum and Assessment to join their team. The Institutional Research department is the keeper of our college data which is utilized for internal and external reporting to maintain state and federal compliance and enable college staff and faculty to make data‑informed decisions.

The department plays a key role in supporting the efforts of curriculum management, the assessment of student learning outcomes, and the Career and Technical academic program review process.

In this role, you will support our Institutional Research Office while providing leadership in the development, review, and maintenance of our credit curriculum. You will help ensure our programs meet institutional, state, and federal requirements and play a key role in program approval, reporting, and accreditation efforts with the Iowa Department of Education, the Higher Learning Commission, and other accrediting bodies.

You will work closely with faculty and academic deans to align credit and non‑credit coursework, creating clear pathways for students and maintaining curriculum that supports student learning and institutional effectiveness. Our position also leads the development and maintenance of articulation agreements with Iowa’s transfer partners, helping students successfully move toward their next academic goal.

Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a wide array of students through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is about empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Coordinates the development, revision, and approval of credit curriculum, including new courses, programs, program modifications, and non‑credit equivalencies.

• Participates in academic planning and strategic initiatives related to new program development, transfer pathways, and workforce alignment.

• Maintains a comprehensive curriculum review calendar and track program and course changes.

• Facilitates clear pathways for students by aligning curriculum with Guided Pathways principles and transfer initiatives.

• Oversees the web‑based curriculum management system (META) for compliance with state and federal code and accreditation guidelines.

• Works closely with the Curriculum Committee chair(s) regarding process support, forms, and timelines.

• Collaborates with faculty and academic leadership to support and coordinate course‑level assessment processes to measure student learning outcomes.

• Coordinates Career and Technical Education (CTE) program‑level assessment to meet state and federal requirements, including program improvement planning.

• Steers co‑curricular assessment to capture student learning outcomes.

• Collects, analyzes, and reports assessment data for continuous improvement.

• Works closely with the Assessment Committee Chair(s) to offer advice on design, assessment practices, campus initiatives, and state reporting requirements.

• Supports faculty in integrating assessment results into program improvement and strategic planning efforts.

• Oversees the Career and Technical academic program review system.

• Coordinates state‑level program approval and reporting to the Iowa Department of Education, ensuring compliance with Iowa Code and Administrative Rules as a college administrator of the State of Iowa Curriculum System (STICS).

• Ensures curriculum and assessment processes meet accreditation standards required by the Higher Learning Commission and specialized program accreditors.

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