Dean of Institutional Excellence

About Rappahannock Community College

Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities.

RCC delivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs.

RCC’s annualized enrollment of 3,700 credit students in 2024‑2025 and almost 800 workforce and community development students are supported by almost 140 full-time employees and over 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and five satellite sites.

RCC seeks applicants for the position of Dean of Institutional Excellence
. Reporting directly to the President, this leadership role will support the essential planning function of the college with data, evaluation and reports to support essential college decision‑making.

As official SACSCOC liaison, the dean will assist the college in meeting all accreditation requirements and institute improvements suggested by appropriate research. The ideal candidate will be a responsive, analytical, and resourceful leader with a hands‑on approach.

This critical role will work with college committees and other faculty and staff to conduct research and ensure appropriate data and statistical information are available to support institutional goals and improve student outcomes. This will be accomplished through data exploration, analysis, interviews, surveys, web and institutional research and data programming.

The position will be responsible for all Virginia Community College System (VCCS) and SCHEV reporting. The incumbent will also support college personnel in the development and implementation of instruments to assess student outcomes. With the President, this position will lead the development of the College’s strategic plan. Lastly, this role will also act as the expert SACSCOC college accreditation liaison.

Special Assignments:
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.

• Master’s degree in a related field
• Considerable experience conducting and using research in a higher education setting
• Strong research skills, including data exploration, analysis, facilitating interviews, conducting surveys, web research, and database programming
• Ability to provide clear and concise written and oral analyses of results to various audiences within and external to the college
• Ability to conduct planning and analysis in a complex environment
• Demonstrated ability to hold others accountable for results
• Ability to choose effectively among courses of alternative actions by making clear decisions based on logic and facts
• Demonstrated commitment to academic and institutional excellence and student success
• Effective team player and the ability to maintain strong relationships with other leaders
• Ability to partner and collaborate with faculty and staff to advance student success initiatives that result in improved student outcomes
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

• Doctoral degree in related field
• Community college experience
• Experience with regional accreditation and planning

RCC offers a competitive benefits package, including health and life insurance, long and short-term disability, retirement options, and more.

Salary range: $78,685 to $120,608, commensurate with education and experience.

Appointment will begin on April 10, 2026.

This is a full-time, mainly remote position based within the College’s service area.

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