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Lamar, CO

Lamar Community College (LCC) is a vibrant, learner-centered, Hispanic-Serving Institution dedicated to enriching lives through education and opportunity. As an open-enrollment, two-year college, LCC provides a supportive environment where innovation, collaboration, and student achievement thrive. We are seeking a visionary and student-focused Dean of Academic Services to provide strategic leadership in advancing instructional excellence and academic quality across the college.

POSITION SUMMARY: Reporting to the Vice President of Academic Affairs & Student Services, the Dean plays a pivotal role in ensuring the rigor, relevance, and integrity of all instructional programs. This position works collaboratively with faculty, staff, and college leadership to develop and strengthen programs that meet student, workforce, and community needs. The Dean provides oversight of faculty supervision and evaluation, curriculum development, instructional assessment, and scheduling, while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation in teaching and learning.

The Dean of Academic Services provides direct supervision for faculty and staff in Arts & Sciences and Career & Technical Education, as well as adjunct instructors, the Registrar, Cultivate@LCC, Library, Learning Support Services, and the ACE Center. The position also supports the expansion of Concurrent Enrollment programs and plays an integral role in maintaining compliance with Higher Learning Commission (HLC) accreditation standards. In addition, the Dean contributes to grant development, implementation, and evaluation of academic initiatives that strengthen the college’s mission and strategic goals.

As an employee of Lamar Community College and the Colorado Community College System, this position is required to uphold and enforce the policies of LCC and CCCS, and all local, state and federal laws. This position will comply with all student privacy laws (FERPA); and is a mandatory reporter of any suspected illegal activity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Provide visionary leadership that advances the College’s mission, vision, and strategic priorities, fostering an inclusive, student-centered academic environment.
  2. Champion student success by promoting responsive teaching, closing equity gaps, and expanding access for underserved learners, including adult, first-generation, veteran, students with disabilities, and low-income students.
  3. Recruit, lead, supervise, and support faculty, instructional staff, and academic personnel, including hiring, evaluation, mentoring, and professional development.
  4. Ensure faculty meet all required qualifications and CTE credentialing standards.
  5. Oversee curriculum development, program review, and assessment of student learning to ensure academic quality, continuous improvement, economic mobility outcome, and compliance with accreditation standards.
  6. Serve as the primary contact for student academic concerns, addressing issues with fairness, integrity, empathy, and collaboration.
  7. Manage academic operations, including scheduling, staffing, faculty contracts, and instructional budgets, ensuring alignment with all required policies.
  8. Support instructional innovation, faculty professional growth, and integration of effective and inclusive pedagogy.
  9. Lead and administer academic components of grants, budgets, and accreditation processes, including system and industry-based program accreditation, and non-degree industry credentials.
  10. Guide the timely development and delivery of all LCC course schedules and curricula, ensuring appropriate class sizes, faculty teaching loads, instructional resources, and technology are maintained.
  11. Provide strong leadership and active participation in Colorado Online and the Rural Consortium to expand access, enhance instructional quality, and align offerings with statewide and regional needs.
  12. Assist in expanding, and sustain partnerships with K–12 schools, universities, industry, and community organizations to strengthen pathways and workforce alignment.
  13. Collaborate with institutional leadership, committees, and system offices to advance college-wide initiatives, recruitment, retention, completion, and placement/transfer efforts.
  14. Engage in professional development, and system-level activities to remain current on higher education trends and innovations.
  15. Embrace and manage change initiatives while maintaining collegiality and professional communication across the institution.
  16. Attend some evening and weekend work as well as travel between LCC sites and to meetings in Denver and other locations in Colorado.
  17. Perform other related duties in support of academic excellence and institutional success.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master’s degree from an accredited institution in a relevant field.
  • Demonstrated teaching experience at the college level and at least five years of progressive leadership, management, or administrative responsibility.
  • Proven experience supervising, mentoring, and developing teams to achieve complex institutional goals.
  • Knowledge of curriculum design, instructional theory, and evidence-based teaching practices.
  • Exceptional written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
  • Strong capacity to analyze and apply data for strategic planning, decision-making, and continuous improvement.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Leadership experience in a community college environment, with demonstrated ability to influence or shape instructional policies, programs, and innovations.
  • Advanced expertise in curriculum design, instructional strategies, and assessment of student learning outcomes.
  • Successful experience in developing, writing, administering, and monitoring grants.
  • Familiarity with instructional and emerging educational technologies, active learning methods, and inclusive pedagogy.
  • Demonstrated commitment to equity, access, and student success, with particular attention to serving diverse, rural, and underrepresented student populations.

NOTICE TO ALL APPLICANTS

    • Proof of eligibility to work in the United States must be produced within three (3) days of hire.
    • LCC participates in E-Verify.
    • Direct deposit of payroll is a condition of employment.
    • Final candidate is subject to a criminal background check prior to final selection process.
    • Final candidate is required to submit official transcripts to Human Resources within fourteen (14) days of hire.
    • LCC is affiliated with the Colorado Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and as such, employees contribute to PERA in lieu of Social Security for retirement benefits. For more information, visit the COPERA web page.
    • Former employees of the Colorado Community College System or one of its 13 colleges, who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination, must disclose this information in your application material.

ABOUT LCC

We enrich lives through learning. Located on the golden plains of southeastern Colorado, Lamar Community College, a federally-designated Hispanic-Serving institution, is focused on the educational needs of Prowers, Baca, Kiowa, and Cheyenne Counties. Yet its unique programs, NJCAA/NIRA athletics, small class sizes, dedicated staff, innovative spirit, and idyllic setting also make it a destination college for students of all ages from across Colorado, the nation, and the world. LCC is one of thirteen colleges in the Colorado Community College System (CCCS).

LCC VISION

“Lamar Community College provides the highest quality education and service excellence in an environment of care, support, mutual respect, and integrity.”

LCC CORE VALUES

Respect, integrity, open communication, and valuing people.

The Federal Clery Act (The Student Right to Know and Campus Security Act of 1990) requires all institutions of higher learning to make available to prospective employees our agency’s Annual Security Report. A copy of this information is available on the LCC website at the Campus Safety Page. A paper copy of this report can be obtained at the College Security Office upon request. This report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning crimes that occurred on campus or on property controlled or owned by Lamar Community College, as well as public property within, or immediately adjacent to and accessible from, our campuses.

ADAAA Accommodations:
Lamar Community College is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

Any person with a disability as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA) may be provided a reasonable accommodation upon request to enable the person to complete an employment assessment. To request an accommodation, please contact Audrey Rodriguez at 719-336-1572 or [email protected] at least five business days before the assessment date to allow us to evaluate your request and prepare for the accommodation. You may be asked to provide additional information, including medical documentation, regarding functional limitations and type of accommodation needed. Please ensure that you have this information available well in advance of the assessment date.

Pregnancy Related Accommodations, Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA):
The Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA), allows applicants to request a reasonable accommodation for health conditions related to pregnancy or the physical recovery from childbirth. Candidates wishing to request reasonable accommodations must do so as soon as possible, preferably at least three days prior to the exam or interview. If you are an individual who wishes to request reasonable accommodations, please contact us at 719-336-1572 or [email protected].

Non-Discrimination Statement:
The State of Colorado and Lamar Community College believes that equity, diversity, and inclusion drive our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply. The State of Colorado and Lamar Community College is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them. Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law as required by Title VI, Title IX, Section 503 & 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, VEVRAA, Age Discrimination Act, and Title II of the ADA. Inquiries may be directed to: Human Resources Director, Lamar Community College, 2401 S. Main Street, Lamar, CO 81052, or 719-336-1572 or [email protected].

For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact our Title IX Compliance/Equal Opportunity Coordinator, Audrey Rodriguez, Director of Human Resources at Lamar Community College, 2401 S. Main Street, Lamar, CO 81052, or 719-336-1572 or [email protected].

How to apply

All applications must be submitted online. To be considered, applicants must submit a complete application package that includes:

    • Cover Letter describing interest in the position and how your qualifications align with the requirements
    • Current Résumé or Curriculum Vitae
    • Contact information for five (5) professional references, to include one (1) recent supervisor, one (1) recent colleague, and one (1) recent supervisee.

Official Transcripts verifying the highest degree earned will be required upon offer of employment and should be sent to [email protected].

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact Human Resources at (719) 336-1572 or [email protected].

By submitting an application for this position, applicants certify that all statements, information, and documents provided are true, complete, and accurate to the bes tof their knowledge. Applicants further acknowledge that any omissions, misrepresentations, or false information-whether intentional or unintentional-may result in disqualification from consideration, disciplinary action, termination of employment, and/or legal action as permitted by law.