Manager, Continuing Education Accreditation and Planning

Manager, Continuing Education Accreditation and Planning

Position Overview

Under administrative direction, the Manager, Continuing Education Accreditation and Planning will plan, organize, and manage activities involved in planning, program review, and accreditation; implement, coordinate, and direct projects, personnel, resources, and communications to meet College needs; serves as the primary resource for interpreting new requirements and updating School of Continuing Education (SCE) accreditation procedures.

Supervision Received and Exercised
- Receives administrative direction from the assigned managerial personnel. Exercises direct and general supervision over staff.

Class Characteristics
- This position is within the classified administrator classification, which plans, organizes, manages, provides direction and oversight, and participates in all operations, activities, and services of the program or department. The incumbent is responsible for participating in organizing and performing highly responsible professional duties in support of College planning, program review, accreditation, and institutional effectiveness processes, as well as student learning outcomes, assessment cycles, the College's integrated planning cycle, and other programs/initiatives.

Responsibilities include performing diverse, specialized, and complex work involving significant accountability and decision-making responsibility. The incumbent organizes and oversees day-to-day activities, providing professional-level support to assigned managerial personnel in various areas. Successful performance of the work requires an extensive professional background as well as skill in managing departmental tasks.

Examples of Essential Functions (Illustrative Only) - Manages and provides college-level leadership and coordination for School of Continuing Education (SCE) planning and Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACSWASC) accreditation activities, ensuring alignment, integration, and effective communication with ACCJC standards and the College's institutional accreditation processes. Provides leadership as the SCE liaison to lead, coordinate, and evaluate the implementation of Mt.SAC

comprehensive strategic plans and objectives, such as California Community Colleges Vision 2030 and SCE
2035. Serves as a key spokesperson for SCE planning, program review, and WASC and ACCJC accreditation objectives, ensuring clarity, consistency, alignment, and engagement across all college constituencies. Organizes, facilitates, and leads SCE Division and program-level accreditation work groups consisting of faculty, managers, and classified employees in the completion of the WASC self-study and Mid-Cycle Report. Organizes and leads all preparatory activities for the ACSWASC Visiting Team, including coordination of the required visits and virtual Mid-Cycle review, to support institutional readiness for assessment and accreditation status determination.

Leads and coordinates SCE ACSWASC activities to support alignment with Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) accreditation processes and ensures consistency in documentation and timelines. Oversees and ensures preparation, completion, and submission of required files and reports to the College and to reporting agencies. Oversees and ensures coordinated implementation of the 6-year SCE WASC Action Plan throughout the division, maintaining accountability for timelines, compliance, and reporting.

Provides training and guidance to management, faculty, and staff on accreditation requirements, processes, and documentation to ensure consistent implementation, compliance, and alignment with division planning and program review cycles. Coordinates division engagement in the College Program Review process by ensuring program analysis of validated learning outcomes and performance data guide program review and improvement efforts and resource requests. Ensures program review findings are integrated into WASC accreditation processes, including the Self-Study, Action Plans, and Mid-Cycle Reports.

Reviews and verifies, in partnership with management, the accuracy of annual Student Learning Outcomes (SLO) and Program Learning Outcomes (PLO) reporting, as well as Career Development and College Preparation (CDCP) data, to ensure compliance with required Management Information Systems (MIS) reporting standards. Coordinates and ensures alignment among state, federal, and College plans so that goals, objectives, and metrics reinforce one another and effectively guide program assessment, evaluation, and continuous improvement;

organizes and facilitates group processes, leads meetings, and builds consensus across divisions and departments, such as Division-wide advisory meetings as required by ACS-WASC. Assists with the selection, training, motivation, and direction of department-assigned personnel; evaluates and reviews work for acceptability and conformance with…