Academic Dean, Instructional; Social & Behavioral Sciences Division

Definition

(ON-CAMPUS - in-person position)

Orange Coast College (OCC) is seeking an equity-minded Educational Administrator to serve as the Academic Dean, Instructional within the Social and Behavioral Sciences Division within the Instructional Services Wing, under the Vice President of Instruction.

Orange Coast College's 164-acre campus is located in Costa Mesa, just minutes from Southern California’s beautiful beaches, with its main campus in Costa Mesa and a campus in Newport Beach (Waterfront Campus). OCC was founded in 1947 with the mission to serve the educational needs of a diverse local and global community. The College empowers students to achieve their goals by providing high-quality, culturally responsive, and innovative programs and services through pathways leading to degrees, transfers, certificates, foundational skills, workforce development, and lifelong learning.

OCC promotes student development, learning, and equitable outcomes by fostering a respectful, inclusive, caring, and participatory campus climate. Ideal candidates will share OCC’s dedication to transforming lives through education, with a strong commitment to serving a diverse and vibrant student population. The College enrolls 17,859 students, majority from racially minoritized populations: 38% Latinx, 2% African-American, 23% Asian,