Acting Director of Educational Partnerships

Acting Director of Educational Partnerships Req:

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Compton College

Classified Administrator

09/01/2026

Under the direction of the Vice President of Student Services, the Director of Educational Partnerships is responsible for performing a variety of administrative and supervisory duties related to the functions and activities of local, state and/or federal educational partnerships, pathways and programs including:
Dual Enrollment (College and Career Access Pathways, Afternoon College, Early College, Project Lead the Way), Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) First Year Experience (FYE and Adult Strategic Enrollment Management and TRiO Programs. In addition, the Director of Educational Partnerships will provide leadership to the campus in the areas of: recruitment/outreach, development of relationships with local feeder high schools/community organizations, the successful transition of new students into college, matriculation, evaluation of program effectiveness, and recommending methods for continuous improvement of enrollment management on campus.

The duties of the Director of Educational Partnerships may include, but are not be limited to, the following:

Perform varied and responsible duties in the development, organization and administration of specific college educational pathways, programs, and partnerships, focused on ensuring student success and retention in specific areas such as: dual enrollment, high school and higher education partnerships, discipline-specific pathway programs, and other educational pathways and programs as assigned.

Plan, create, and facilitate outreach activities and serve as a liaison with other community agencies and institutions, including K12 partners, four-year institutions, industry, and employers that serve, influence, support or align with the specific pathway or program to promote program enrollment and effectiveness.

Plan, develop, and implement programs and services for targeted student communities.

Develop, in collaboration with Deans, faculty, staff and educational partners, ways to monitor, track, and assess students participating within the educational partnership and/or pathway and implement interventions.

Maintain all records; reports on participating student success, retention, and outcomes.

Develop, in collaboration with faculty, staff, and educational partners, early alerts for student success. Provide leadership in implementing innovative interventions.

Promote and facilitate the growth, development, marketing, and administration of specific pathway programs, including the development of materials, making presentations, initiating formal agreements with partnership programs, and responding to constituents in a timely manner.

Organize, attend or chair a variety of administrative and staff meetings as required; serve on internal and external committees and special projects as assigned; active in developing successful partnerships to support the assigned pathway and program; coordinate programs and services as appropriate with internal District and college personnel, and outside partnership institutions.

Serves as an initial point of contact for members of the local community and local school districts desiring information about the Compton College.

Provides leadership to Compton College's outreach/recruitment functions which may include, but not be limited to, recruitment, community outreach, the development of relationships with K-12 districts, and the development of relationships with community organizations from which potential students can be recruited.

Provides leadership and support to successfully transition new students into college.

Manages and supervise faculty, staff, and students who work in assigned programs.

Provides overall planning, evaluation, direction, and guidance to department staff and/or faculty in the day-to-day operations of assigned programs.

Assists the Vice President of Student Services in the development of necessary programs and services designed to assure students' access, ease of entry and successful transition into college.

Assists the Vice President of Student Services in the development of college-community and college-school district partnerships.

Establishes and monitors yearly budget for educational partnership grants, the outreach/recruitment office, first year experience program, and upward bound programs.

Maintains effective communication with feeder school districts, community-based organizations, business entities, and public agencies.

Assists in the development of a tracking and evaluation system to evaluate the progress of students from their recruitment through enrollment.

Participates in the development and delivery of orientation programs for new and/or returning students.

Attends counselor department meetings as needed

Maintains an effective working relationship with the Compton…