Academic Advisor - BMCC Learning Academy

Borough of Manhattan Community College; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Tuition waivers for CUNY graduatestudy

Retirement/pension benefits

Generous paid time off

Job summary

BMCC, a CUNY college in downtown Manhattan, seeks an Academic Advisor within the BMCC Learning Academy to guide students in health-related majors through advisement, seminars, and progress tracking.

The role reports to the BMCC Learning Academy Director, supports degree progress using CUNY technologies, and partners with Admissions, Registrar and student support services to promote retention and success. Evening hours may be required.

Qualifications

• Minimum: Bachelor's degree in Social Science, Education, Counseling, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Provide cohort-based academic advisement for health-related majors.
• Conduct weekly seminars/workshops on transitioning to college, career skill-building, and transfer.
• Monitor student progress and refer to support services as needed.
• Maintain student files, databases and records.
• Monitor Early Alert system and respond.
• Prepare cohort enrollment and retention reports.
• Collaborate with Admissions, Registrar and Enrollment Management on recruitment/retention projects.
• Coordinate with tutoring, mentoring, counseling and financial aid services.
• Occasionally available for evening hours.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Organizational skills

Communication

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

CUNY student platforms

Job description

POSITION DETAILS

The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, is a vibrant, pluralistic learning community committed to students' intellectual and personal growth. The College bridges the economic and educational opportunity gap for students, more than half of whom are the first in their families to attend college. Working to strengthen a culture of care inside and outside the classroom, we share a passion for learning with students from around the world. Strategically located in downtown Manhattan, the College is in close proximity to the artistic communities of Tribeca and SoHo, the dynamic downtown financial district, and the center of New York City government at City Hall. BMCC prides itself on the diversity of our students. We are an inclusive community that promotes an atmosphere of mutual respect for each member's ethnicity, gender, age, disability, religion, political preference, sexual orientation, gender identity, and national origin, among other personal characteristics. BMCC's motto speaks to this shared sense of purpose and possibility: Start Here, Go Anywhere. We strive to increase degree completion, successful transfer, career achievement, and service and leadership within our community, New York City, and beyond.

POSITION DETAILS

The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC), part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, is a vibrant, pluralistic learning community committed to students' intellectual and personal growth. The College bridges the economic and educational opportunity gap for students, more than half of whom are the first in their families to attend college. Working to strengthen a culture of care inside and outside the classroom, we share a passion for learning with students, staff and the community. BMCC Learning Academy (BLA) offers students an integrated and comprehensive system of support from the point of admission to graduation or transfer. The key program features include exploration of and preparation for health science academic pathways, comprehensive advisement, academic success seminars, and collaboration with student support services and campus resources. Further information is available at http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/learningacademy/

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Director of the BMCC Learning Academy or her designee, the successful candidate will be responsible, but not limited to, the following:

• Cohort-based academic advisement and case load management for students in health-related majors.
• Conduct weekly seminars and workshops on topics such as transitioning to college, career skill building, and preparing for transfer.
• Continuously monitor student academic progress, referring students to appropriate support services.
• Provide ongoing student academic support.
• Establish and maintain student files, databases and records.
• Monitor and respond to Early Alert system.
• Prepare cohort enrollment and retention reports.
• Work closely with Admissions, Registrar and Enrollment Management areas on student recruitment and retention projects.
• Work collaboratively with student support services including, but not limited to: tutoring, mentoring, academic advisement, counseling, career services and financial aid.
• Be available for some evening hours.

Qualifications

Minimum: Bachelor’s degree required in any related field: Social Science, Education, Communication, Counseling, Higher Education.

Preferred

• Experience advising pre-health and health-related majors, preferably in a community college setting.
• Experience working in special programs and/or a cohort model.
• Competency in Microsoft Office Suite and Outlook, and comfort with learning new technology.
• Strong organizational, project management, communication, and facilitation skills.
• Experience with event planning and promotion.
• Detail-oriented multi-tasker with independent initiative and good judgement.
• Experience working in collaboration with students, staff/faculty and administration.

Cuny Title Overview

• Work individually with students to clarify academic policies and actions, assist with course selection/registration, and provide transfer support.
• Work with students to support degree progress utilizing various CUNY technologies.
• Provide referrals, resources, and workshop facilitation for academic support, student opportunities and scholarships.
• Discuss career exploration, major selection, career-degree alignment, and career milestones.
• Send student communications, document/track all student contact and respond to alerts and cases as assigned in current CUNY student platform.
• Provide basic information on financial literacy and financial aid resources/events, answer general FA questions (deadlines, types of aid etc.) and support outreach to students who need to take action to maintain aid.
• Run various reports within CUNY student platforms to support student-level caseload management, if applicable.
• May provide functional guidance to Part-Time and/or junior staff.
• May engage in special projects or other duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Academic Advisor

CUNY TITLE

Assistant to HEO

FLSA

Exempt

Compensation And Benefits

Salary range is $50,350 - $61,525; Salary commensurate with qualifications, education and experience CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

CLOSING DATE

November 12, 2026

JOB SEARCH CATEGORY

CUNY Job Posting: Managerial/Professional

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

CUNY encourages people with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women to apply. At CUNY, Italian Americans are also included among our protected groups. Applicants and employees will not be discriminated against on the basis of any legally protected category, including sexual orientation or gender identity. EEO/AA/Vet/Disability Employer.

Job ID: 32872

Location: Borough of Manhattan CC

Job Type: Full-Time