Research Analyst

California's Premier Destination Community College

Starting Salary $65,523 to $72,319 annually, dependent on education and experience

Initial Screening Date

Initial Screening Date 10/19/2026

Preferred Start Date

Preferred Start Date 01/04/2027

Details

Lake Tahoe Community College ( LTCC ) District announces an opportunity to work as a Research Analyst for Institutional Effectiveness.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) at Lake Tahoe Community College aims to continuously build and support a culture of inquiry and evidence-based decision making. The department advances student success and pursues institutional excellence by providing support and leadership in the areas of accreditation, planning, research, assessment, and evaluation.

Salary Range: LTCC offers a competitive compensation package that includes a starting placement salary of $65,523 to $72,319 annually, dependent on education and experience. There is potential to reach $83,854 annually, through step advancement plus longevity when appropriate. In addition to base salary, this position qualifies for extra bilingual (Spanish), masters or doctorate pay.

Health and Welfare benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and long term disability. Several plan options maintain a zero monthly premium cost from the employee and include full coverage of a gold-level medical plan that, on average, covers 80% of healthcare expenses for a standard population. LTCC also matches 26.4% of an eligible employee’s salary and contributes it into a CalPERS pension account for qualifying employees.

This position is 40 hours per week and 12 months per year, including summer and winter hours. Hours are expected to be Monday-Friday, generally within the hours of 8 am to 5 pm, hours may vary according to the needs of the program. This position is ineligible for overtime compensation (exempt).

LTCC provides a generous leave package including 17 paid holidays per year plus 18 days vacation (with the potential to reach 24 days through years of service) and 12 days sick leave per year.

Our ideal candidate will share and participate in LTCC’s commitment to the values of diversity and equity while serving its ethnically and socioeconomically diverse student population. Lake Tahoe Community College is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the surrounding California and Nevada area.

Definition:
Under the direction of the Director of Institutional Effectiveness (IE), conduct data collection and analysis, program using statistical software, formulate database queries, design and produce complex tables, graphs, and reports, support assessment efforts, survey development, obtain research information from appropriate internal and external data sources, and perform other related research collection, analysis, and dissemination tasks.

Representative Duties:
Collect, analyze, evaluate data; provide recommendations based on quantitative, qualitative, and historical information from multiple sources, both internal and external; assist with data entry; maintain and monitor accurate data files, supplementary databases, and data sets; design and conduct statistical analyses on a variety of data sets according to information needs and institutional priorities and goals; independently conduct statistical analyses using multiple software applications, including graphics, word processing, spreadsheets, relational databases, and data analytical software.

Plan, prepare and revise a variety of reports for college personnel and state and federal agencies to fulfill compliance requirements and ensure funding; prepare data summaries and other reports for oral and written presentations to various constituencies using software, visual aids, media and other methods; design and implement all phases of research studies, including selecting appropriate research methods, collecting and accurately analyzing data, preparing narrative reports and presenting findings to various audiences;

analyze and synthesize data for reporting purposes; present research findings clearly and effectively.

Be a key contact for employees regarding data inquiries, including providing oversight for the data requirements of all grants. Have responsibility for providing accurate data to external agencies such as the National Student Clearinghouse.

Design and conduct a variety of surveys of students, faculty, staff, and members of the…