Assistant Dean for Workforce Development - Adult and Continuing Education
Listed on 2026-08-09
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Assistant Dean for Workforce Development - Adult and Continuing Education
POSITION DETAILS
Founded in 1971 in Long Island City, Queens, LaGuardia Community College is one of seven community colleges of the City University of New York (CUNY). LaGuardia offers more than sixty associate degree programs and more than fifty workforce training, ESOL, GED, and pre-college programs. In 2023, LaGuardia served approximately 24,000 students. More than one-third of LaGuardia’s degree-seeking students are born outside the United States;
they come from 136 countries and speak 43 heritage languages. Sixty percent are first-generation college students.
Virtually all LaGuardia students are ethnic minorities (89 percent), 58 percent are women, 27 percent are over the age of 25. Forty-six percent of associate degree students are Hispanic. Upon graduation most students transfer to four-year colleges, typically in CUNY, to complete their baccalaureate degrees. Graduates of career programs such as Nursing, Computer Technology, and Veterinary Technology enter the workforce. LaGuardia ranked fifth among U.S. community colleges in economic mobility – moving low-income students into the middle class and beyond – in studies by Stanford University (2017) and the Brookings Institution (2020).
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Reporting to the Vice President for Adult and Continuing Education (ACE), the Assistant Dean for Workforce Development serves as the senior administrative leader responsible for the strategic direction, operational management, fiscal oversight, resource development, and continued growth of LaGuardia Community College's workforce development enterprise.
As a key member of the ACE senior leadership team, the Assistant Dean provides executive leadership for tuition-based and grant-funded vocational training programs, contract training, incumbent worker upskilling, and industry partnerships that serve thousands of students, workers, and employers annually. The position is responsible for advancing the College's workforce mission by developing responsive, industry-aligned training pathways that promote economic mobility while addressing the workforce needs of employers throughout Queens and the NYC region.
A critical responsibility of this position is securing the financial resources necessary to grow the College's workforce development portfolio. Working closely with the Vice President, the Assistant Dean will identify, cultivate, and secure new funding opportunities from federal, state, city, corporate, philanthropic, and employer-based sources; develop competitive grant proposals; establish strategic funding partnerships; and expand revenue-generating workforce initiatives that advance both institutional priorities and community impact.
The Assistant Dean oversees a comprehensive portfolio of workforce programs spanning healthcare, construction, green jobs, technology, cybersecurity, safety training, and other high-demand occupations. The position will lead LaGuardia’s expansion into new sectors, including hospitality, culinary arts, gaming, transportation, logistics, and additional industries aligned with labor market demand.
The Assistant Dean provides leadership and supervision for approximately twenty-five full-time professional staff and oversees a complex portfolio of public and private funding sources, grants, contracts, and revenue-generating workforce initiatives. The position serves as a principal representative of the College with employers, government agencies, workforce development organizations, labor unions, community-based organizations, industry associations, philanthropic partners, and prospective funding organizations.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Initiate, lead, manage, and assess the non-degree vocational training programs of the Division of Adult and Continuing Education.
Lead fundraising and resource development for workforce development programs and student support.
Initiate and manage partnerships with employers and employer intermediaries, such as unions.
Oversee financial planning, budget development and oversight, forecasting, financial reporting and compliance.
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