Assistant Registrar

Position Details

Position Title:

Assistant Registrar

FLSA:
Exempt

FT/PT:
Full Time

Hours Per Week: 37.5

Work Schedule:

M-F 8:30-5

Grade: 16

Compensation Range: $73,

Howard Community College (HCC) is an exciting place to work, learn, and grow! We are proud to have received the Great Colleges to Work For honor for 12 consecutive years, . Howard Community College values diversity among its faculty, staff and student population. We are an innovative institution that is committed to responding to the ever‑changing needs and interests of a diverse and dynamic community.

The assistant registrar serves as a key member of the Office of Records, Registration, and Veterans' Affairs (RRVA) team and provides input to the associate registrar on strategic planning and outcomes assessment, enrollment management, budget development, emergency preparedness, state and federal compliance, core work enhancement, performance management, and student record and data management. This position supports all facets of RRVA including, but not limited to student registration, graduation and commencement, FERPA and other state and federal compliance, student record integrity, institutional policies and procedures, and military community support.

The assistant registrar spearheads the design and implementation of college efforts to engage and sustain the military and veteran community’s successful transition from combat to classroom, and ultimately persisting to achieve their academic goals. This position serves as a subject matter expert for issues associated with the U.S. Departments of Veterans' Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) and the Maryland Higher Education Veterans' Affairs office.

The assistant registrar serves as the lead certifying official for veterans' educational assistance and vocational rehabilitation and service members' tuition assistance, submitting enrollment information and other required data to various entities. This position is responsible for environmental scanning to maintain awareness of and college compliance with changes to state and federal regulations affecting students, policies and practices. This position develops and coordinates college communication to students in the military community and training for campus personnel directly involved with overseeing their success.

This position also spearheads education to the greater HCC community on issues impacting the military community. The assistant registrar contributes to the review, edit, and supply of information for college publications, and identifies and resolves discrepancies related to information about VA, DoD, state, and institutional programs for students in the military community. The assistant registrar provides vital assistance in the preparation of state and federal reporting on enrollment, graduation and Gainful Employment statistics.

This position may oversee RRVA in the absence of the registrar and therefore must be cross‑trained in all facets of the office’s daily operations.

• Serves as a certifying official for all military and VA educational assistance and vocational rehabilitation students and oversees submission of enrollment dates, enrollment certifications and verifications, certifications of student status changes, grades, and last dates of attendance, and maintains records required for state and federal compliance.
• Supports the student registration process, advises students of registration processes and investigates challenges to student registration. Collaborates across departments to administer the college's drop for non‑payment process.
• Develops and maintains VA student handbook and office procedure manual for military processes. In addition to updating and training HCC employees on changes to policies and procedures affecting the military community, oversees campus advisory group to elevate the college's services and resources available for the military community to promote the engagement and retention of this adult learner population.
• Builds the military and veteran community on campus by serving as an advisor to the campus chapter of the Student Veterans'…