Coordinator, Title III First FYE

First-Year Experience (FYE) Coordinator (Full-Time | 9-Month Faculty)

Western Piedmont Community College (WPCC) seeks a student-centered, innovative, and collaborative First-Year Experience (FYE) Coordinator to lead the College's First-Year Experience program and Academic Success (ACA) curriculum. This faculty leadership position provides strategic direction for the College's first-year experience initiatives while teaching Academic Success courses, developing faculty, coordinating student engagement programming, and fostering a culture of belonging that supports student persistence, retention, completion, and transfer.

The successful candidate will collaborate with Academic Affairs, Student Services, faculty, staff, and community partners to design and deliver evidence-based programs that help students successfully transition to college, connect with campus resources, and achieve their academic, personal, and career goals.

Under the supervision of the Dean of Arts & Sciences, the First-Year Experience Coordinator provides leadership for Academic Success (ACA) courses, oversees first-year programming, assesses program effectiveness, and advances institutional student success initiatives in accordance with North Carolina Community College System standards, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) requirements, Title III grant objectives, and College policies. This position is funded through the College's Title III grant.

At Western Piedmont Community College, faculty are educators, mentors, and partners in student success. Every faculty member contributes to creating a welcoming, engaging, and inclusive learning environment where students are challenged, supported, and empowered to achieve their educational and career goals.

Faculty are expected to:

• Deliver engaging, student-centered instruction that promotes critical thinking, personal growth, and lifelong learning.
• Foster an inclusive learning environment that promotes belonging, engagement, and student achievement.
• Build meaningful relationships with students through mentoring, advising, coaching, and proactive support.
• Connect students with campus resources that promote persistence, retention, completion, and transfer.
• Model professionalism, ethical conduct, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Support innovative teaching practices and evidence-based student success initiatives.
• Collaborate with colleagues to strengthen academic programs and institutional effectiveness.
• Support the College's mission, vision, values, strategic priorities, and commitment to student success.

• First-Year Experience Leadership
  • Provide strategic leadership for the College's First-Year Experience program.
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive first-year experience model that supports student success.
  • Coordinate the implementation of Academic Success (ACA) coursework across participating academic programs.
  • Establish annual goals, assessment plans, and continuous improvement strategies for the First-Year Experience program.
  • Coordinate Title III initiatives related to first-year student success.
  • Ensure compliance with College policies, NCCCS requirements, grant objectives, and accreditation standards.
• Instruction
  • Teach assigned Academic Success (ACA) courses using innovative, student-centered instructional practices.
  • Develop and maintain course syllabi, instructional materials, and assessments aligned with approved learning outcomes.
  • Deliver instruction in face-to-face, hybrid, and online learning environments.
  • Utilize instructional technology and evidence-based teaching practices to enhance student learning.
  • Maintain current knowledge of first-year experience and student success best practices.
• Faculty Leadership and Development
  • Coordinate scheduling of Academic Success courses.
  • Recruit, train, mentor, and support ACA faculty.
  • Promote instructional excellence through coaching, collaboration, and professional development.
  • Coordinate textbook adoption and instructional resources.
  • Foster consistency in curriculum delivery and student learning outcomes.
• Student Success and Engagement
  • Develop and…