Admissions Counselor

Office of Admissions

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Who We Are

The University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) is a premier educational institution that prides itself on academic excellence, research, and community engagement and is actively seeking a Admissions Counselor to join our team! UCCS is committed to academic excellence, professional development, and fostering an environment that supports innovation and student success.

Summary

This campus-based position will be hired to do prospective student recruitment and admissions counseling for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS). This position utilizes data to plan and implement recruiting and outreach to prospective freshmen and transfer students. This is done in-person and virtually through high school visitations, college fairs, and other opportunities and activities. This position will counsel and guide students with the goal of applying and attending the University.

Essential Functions

The duties and responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to:

• This position utilizes data to plan and implement recruiting and outreach to prospective freshmen and transfer students. This is done in-person and virtually through high school visitations, college fairs, and other opportunities and activities.
• This position will counsel and guide students with the goal of applying and attending the University.
• This position will be responsible for a specific Colorado territory, representing both inperson and virtually at a variety of recruitment and counseling activities.
• Examples, but not limited to: high school visits, college fairs, community college appointments, individual appointments, information sessions, and family engagement.
• Travel out-of-state as needed to select areas to recruit students.
• Support on-campus recruitment efforts by taking appointments, greeting visitors, assisting with general inquiries via phone and e-mail, and supporting and processing admissions documents.
• Responsible for tracking applicant/admit/incomplete reports related to the territory, charged with idea generation to guide strategies and actions to increase yield.
• Plan and execute events in territory to convert admits to enrollment (example: admitted student dinner)
• Associate Director, or other campus personnel, may travel with employee for training and evaluative purposes.
• Publicly speak, in-person and virtually, to individuals and groups of varying sizes (potentially 100 or more), regarding the University’s programs and campus community.
• Prepare professional presentations (speaking and slide decks) for a variety of purposes.
• Communicate transfer advising information to prospective students and families.
• Guides prospective students and families through admissions counseling conversations for the best interests of the student’s success.
• Develop relationships with key contacts (high school counselors, community college advisors, etc) within the assigned territory.
• Communicate through a variety of methods such as phone, email, in-person, text, and social media.
• Secondary responsibilities and other duties as assigned (examples: visit programs, assisting with development of campus tour guides, development of student assistants,assisting with technical aspects of admissions processing, and more).
• Some night and evening work is required.
• Priority will be given to applications submitted by:
  August 10, 2026.
• Potential interview dates:
  Week of August 10, 2026.
• Potential start date:
  August 15, 2026

CU is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

In accordance with the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, UCCS does not discriminate based on sex in our employment or compensation practices.

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education is required.
• Must have a valid driver's license…