Vice President, Compliance and Regulatory Affairs

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The Vice President of Compliance & Regulatory Affairs serves as the senior compliance executive and strategic growth partner for Cotulla Education and its affiliated institutions, including Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Centura College, and Tidewater Tech. This role provides enterprise‑wide leadership across a multi‑campus, multi‑brand organization for regulatory strategy, accreditation oversight (ACCSC and COE), state authorization, SARA participation, institutional governance, and compliance risk management supporting a growing national footprint.

The VP ensures institutional integrity, seamless maintenance of current state and accreditor standing, and sustained audit readiness across the enterprise, while building scalable compliance infrastructure that supports growth, operational excellence, and sustainable national expansion. Serving as the primary architect for regulatory strategy in new and existing jurisdictions, this executive anticipates regulatory shifts, leads the licensing of new programs, secures authorizations for expansion initiatives, and positions compliance as a strategic advantage that enables innovation and competitive growth.

In close partnership with senior leadership and campus executives, the VP embeds a forward‑thinking culture of compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement across a distributed campus network.

• Develop and lead the enterprise compliance strategy aligned with institutional growth plans and regulatory expectations, anticipating regulatory shifts that may impact expansion into new states, programs, and delivery models.
• Serve as senior advisor to executive leadership on regulatory risk, accreditation strategy, and compliance exposure.
• Provide compliance reporting and risk updates to the CEO and COO to inform long‑term portfolio and expansion strategy.
• Establish enterprise risk frameworks, compliance dashboards, and monitoring systems.
• Lead regulatory strategy for expansion initiatives, new programs, online delivery, and new campus development, ensuring licensing pathways, state authorizations, and accreditor approvals are secured efficiently to support speed‑to‑market objectives.
• Oversee regulatory due diligence and approval pathways for mergers, acquisitions, and institutional transactions.
• Ensure regulatory consistency, governance alignment, and operational standardization across all campuses and brands while enabling effective local execution within established compliance frameworks, positioning compliance as a strategic enabler of scalable national growth.

• Provide executive oversight for ACCSC and COE accreditation compliance, reporting cycles, site visits, and self‑evaluations across multiple institutions and campus locations.
• Oversee preparation and submission of substantive change applications and institutional reporting requirements, including those associated with new programs, modality changes, and geographic expansion.
• Serve as primary executive liaison to accrediting agencies and state regulatory bodies.
• Ensure compliance with State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (SARA) requirements and lead end‑to‑end state authorization and licensing efforts for entry into new jurisdictions.
• Monitor federal and state regulatory changes impacting institutional…