American Career College

The Program Director provides leadership in managing, planning, and implementing the program in
support of College and/or departmental goals in order to assure compliance with programmatic
accreditation and/or licensure, internal consistency, and graduate outcomes to meet placement
expectations. Participates in curriculum development and coordination, determines teaching assignments
using a blended instructional approach combining face-to-face instruction with on-line instruction (as
applicable), selection of faculty, and coordination of program specific external facilities and instruction.
Provides professional leadership and support for teaching faculty; serves as a mentor and facilitator for
faculty assigned; and enables an environment which fosters creativity, responsiveness, and self-responsibility.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Teaching Functions
  • May teach based upon the needs of the business and/or student enrollment in the program.
  • Delivers curriculum by approved syllabi, according to program objectives and lesson plans.
  • May utilize blended instructional approach, a combination of face-to-face instruction and on-line instruction.
  • Ensures all the components of the course(s) is set up, including but not limited to the syllabus, reading and work assignments, and evaluation mechanisms such as quizzes and exams.
• Administrative Functions
  • Plans, directs and provides daily guidance of didactic, laboratory, and scheduling of classes.
  • Reviews, monitors and makes curriculum and textbook proposals as indicated by program evaluation, accreditation/licensure requirements, and/or market needs.
  • Develops curricula, and plans course content and methods of instruction in collaboration with the appropriate Academic Department.
  • Directs program activities to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, accrediting bodies, and college policies and procedures in concert with other American Career College programs.
  • Manages daily operations, staffing and expenses to remain within budget guidelines.
  • Contributes to ongoing program assessment/revision through surveys, teleconferences, Program Advisory Committee meetings.
  • Coordinates and actively participates in Program Advisory Committee (PAC).
  • Advises on equipment, supplies, textbooks, labs and library holdings. Selects books, materials, supplies, and equipment for training, courses, or projects used in program instruction.
  • Ensures all communication regarding the applicable program board, accrediting and/or licensing agency, changes to program content, physical facilities, and faculty, legal receipts/requests for documents, and/or completion of required reports to maintain programmatic accreditation and/or licensure status is coordinated through the appropriate Administrative Department.
• Faculty Oversight
  • Provides direction, motivation, support, technical/professional guidance, and training to department personnel.
  • Recruits, supervises and evaluates faculty; improves retention, morale and monitors performance.
  • Holds periodic faculty meetings to provide for subject matter correlation and curriculum evaluation, and to coordinate activities of faculty.
  • Ensures faculty are recording daily class attendance and grades as required, completes and submits homework assignments timely, and grades tests, quizzes, lab assignments promptly.
• Student Outcomes
  • Monitors and analyzes student attrition and retention data and works with other college leaders to develop initiatives that can be implemented to improve retention.
  • Assures students are provided support services to maintain the highest level of student achievement while safeguarding the integrity of the educational process.
  • Ensures student satisfaction surveys are administered at least bi-annually, and that the feedback is provided to faculty in a timely fashion.
  • Ensures processes are in place to track, monitor and record student outcomes including graduation rates, credentialing rates, and placement rates and provides required reports as needed.
  • Participates in graduation ceremonies.
• Professional Development
• Maintains required credentials and knowledge in teaching field.
• Participates in professional…