Admissions Counselor: Engage Students & Drive Enrollment

Coppin-State-University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan contributions

Paid leave and federal holidays

Job summary

Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD, is seeking an Admissions Counselor to lead recruitment, review applications, and support yield efforts for an assigned territory. You will travel extensively, present at high schools, college fairs, and community events, and engage with students and families to promote undergraduate enrollment goals.

You will collaborate with Academic departments, Financial Aid, Registrar, Orientation, Student Affairs, Marketing, and campus partners to coordinate a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• One to three years of professional admissions, recruitment, student services, sales, school counseling, or related experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to engage prospective students, families, school counselors, and community partners in a professional and student-centered manner.

Responsibilities

• Manages an assigned recruitment territory and supports undergraduate enrollment goals through travel, outreach, application review, and yield activities.
• Represents the university through extensive professional recruitment travel, including high school visits, college fairs, and overnight travel.
• Plans and conducts in-person and virtual recruitment programs, presentations, appointments, webinars, and yield events for prospective students, families, school counselors, and community partners.
• Reviews applications, evaluates credentials, and makes admissions recommendations or decisions in accordance with university policies and admissions standards.
• Build and maintain relationships with school counselors, community-based organizations, community colleges, campus partners, and other stakeholders that support undergraduate enrollment.
• Collaborates with academic departments, Financial Aid, Registrar, Orientation, Student Affairs, Marketing and Communications, and other campus offices to create a coordinated recruitment and enrollment experience.
• Leads targeted recruitment activities and special projects that advance enrollment goals, including outreach to underrepresented student populations and priority markets.
• Uses Slate, PeopleSoft, high school visit scheduling platforms, and related admissions technology to manage records, document communications, support outreach campaigns, and track applicants through the enrollment funnel.
• Maintains accurate recruitment and admissions data, prepares reports, assesses territory performance, and uses data to identify outreach opportunities and support enrollment decisions.

Skills

Student engagement

Oral communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Presentation skills

Organizational skills

Data-driven decisions

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Slate

PeopleSoft

High school visit scheduling platforms

Job description

Coppin State University in Baltimore, MD, is seeking an Admissions Counselor to lead recruitment, review applications, and support yield efforts for an assigned territory. You will travel extensively, present at high schools, college fairs, and community events, and engage with students and families to promote undergraduate enrollment goals.

You will collaborate with Academic departments, Financial Aid, Registrar, Orientation, Student Affairs, Marketing, and campus partners to coordinate a