Director of Education

Director of Education

Location:

In office – Morgantown, WV

Job Type: Full-Time, Onsite

Schedule:

Standard Hours 8-4 with potential later hours dependent on needs of student and team.

Reports To:

Dean of Education

The Director of Education provides day-to-day academic leadership for assigned programs. Supervised by the Dean of Education, this role owns the operational health of those programs: the performance and development of program directors and faculty, student retention and progression, curricular currency, and compliance with accreditation standards and related regulatory requirements. While the Dean of Education focuses on new program development and institutional innovation, the Director of Education ensures operational effectiveness and academic excellence of existing programs— students supported, faculty engaged, outcomes met, and audits passed.

This is an operational academic leadership role at a career college, not a research or scholarly position. The right candidate measures success in retention rates, placement rates, credentialing outcomes, faculty engagement, and satisfaction of its students, graduates, and employers who hire our graduates. not publications.

Our mission goes beyond delivering courses — we exist to transform lives through education, mentorship, and unwavering student support. Our culture is highly student- and people-centric. We meet students where they are, often stepping into unique and challenging situations — even outside of standard business hours — to help them succeed. If you are passionate about making a direct impact on students’ lives, thrive in dynamic environments, and are willing to adapt traditional academic processes to better serve our learners, this may be the right fit for you.

• Serve as the direct supervisor of program directors and adjunct faculty, including hiring input, coaching, corrective action, and formal performance evaluations.
• Monitor faculty engagement across on-ground, hybrid, and online courses (responsiveness, grading timeliness, LMS activity, student interaction) and act early on gaps.
• Plan and lead regular faculty meetings; ensure decisions are documented and followed through.
• Ensure required professional development and in-service training is scheduled, completed, and documented for accreditation.
• Mentor and develop faculty with a focus on student-centered teaching.

• Own retention outcomes programs: track leading indicators, identify at-risk students, and drive
  intervention strategies including one-on-one engagement.
• Conduct and document individualized education plan (IEP) reviews and academic progress
  interventions.
• Administer the Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) process: place students on SAP status, monitor their progress against improvement plans, and document outcomes in accordance with institutional policy, accreditation standards, and financial aid requirements.
• Resolve escalated student and admissions-related academic issues (enrollment status, transfer credit, program placement, re-entry).
• Serve as the first formal step for student academic grievances, grade appeals, and academic integrity issues; ensure timely resolution and documentation consistent with institutional policy and ABHEScomplaint-handling requirements. Support externships, labs, and clinicals to prepare students for career success.

• Maintain continuous compliance with ABHES accreditation standards and applicable state and federal requirements for all legacy programs.
• Own the quarterly Program Effectiveness Plan (PEP) reporting cycle: data collection, analysis, action planning, and documentation for each program.
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