Dual Enrollment Academic Advisor

Frederick Community College; Frederick (MD); On-site; USD 66,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

Frederick Community College seeks a Dual Enrollment Academic Advisor to provide comprehensive academic advising to students across multiple disciplines. This role involves managing a caseload of students and guiding them through their educational paths while collaborating with various stakeholders to promote student success and retention. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree and relevant advising experience.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental and vision plans

Waiver of FCC tuition for employees and eligible dependents

Tuition reimbursement

Generous leave benefits

Retirement plans

Qualifications

• Two years of experience providing academic advising to students.
• Experience with diverse student populations.
• Experience implementing retention and student success initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic academic advising to students, assisting with degree plans and career guidance.
• Monitor students' academic progress and provide the necessary support.
• Evaluate individual academic progress and conduct outreach to students.

Skills

Excellent customer service skills

Advising students in a higher education environment

Building rapport with students and families

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

PeopleSoft

Navigate

Job description

Requisition Number:

AS870P

Job Title:

Dual Enrollment Academic Advisor

Pay Rate:

$66,314 - $72,945 annually

Position Type:

Administrative

Position Summary:

Position Summary:The Dual Enrollment (Open Campus) Academic Advisor is responsible for managing the assigned open campus dual enrollment caseloadof students and providing comprehensive academic advising that supports FCC’s guided pathways. This position delivers effective and holistic advising support services across multiple academic disciplines, acting as an essential resource and single point of contact for students from enrollment through completion of their educational goals. Using the guided pathways principles, the Dual Enrollment (Open Campus) Academic Advisor will assist with clarifying students’ educational path through the development of academic plans, guiding students while on the path by monitoring academic progress and key performance metrics, career/transfer goals and providing the necessary supports and resources to help students stay on their planned paths. This position must work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community such as FCC staff and FCPS staff.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:The following are the functions essential to performing this job:1. Provide holistic academic advising services to Dual Enrollment (Open Campus) students across multiple disciplines, including interpretation of placement tests/exemptions, degree plans, transfer requirements, career guidance and academic policies.2. Assist students in the development of academic planning to include choosing a program/major of study prior to course selections, planning course sequences with degree plans, and clarifying educational goals and pathways that support student success, retention, and completion.3. Provide guidance and educate students on planning schedules and registering for courses and referring them to relevant campus resources to meet their needs.4. Ensure students understand content and structure of FCC programming including graduation and/or transfer requirements for specific programs of study as assigned.5. Serve as the point of contact to inform students about alternatives, limitations and possible consequences of academic decisions (e.g. adding, dropping and withdrawing from courses; change of program/plan, major selection and/or transfer institutions).6. Participate in advising initiatives that targets the dual enrollment student population by matriculation into undergraduate students at FCC, directing them to their assigned advisor in CAPS, open campus student orientations and monitoring students that are at-risk.7. Promote student success by identifying and referring at risk students to the appropriate resources and track follow-through for data collection and reporting.8. Collaborate with academic program managers and department chairs to establish advising structures that promote student success and increase retention and program completion efforts.9. Attends regular off-site (high school visits) to share knowledge of career pathways offered at FCC through advising.10. Evaluate individual students’ academic progress; including monitoring and responding to Student Early Alerts by assigned program/discipline.11. Proactively conduct student outreach to students (current and returning) during specific times within each semester, monitoring progress toward educational goals.12. Manage all aspects of scheduling for student appointments in caseload, document interactions, and complete additional administrative tasks as needed.13. Examine dual enrollment prospective students for College and Career Readiness.14. Participate in comprehensive trainings and team meetings to identify innovative ways to conduct academic advising, transfer advising, and career advising in support of goal completion.15. Maintain compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and demonstrate a working knowledge of the law.16. Apply best practices while providing students with both academic and career services.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s Degree2. Two (2) years of experience providing academic advising to students

Desired Qualifications:

1. Excellent customer service skills
2. Experience advising students in a higher education environment3. Experience implementing retention and student success initiatives4. Experience developing and maintaining progress reports5. Experience working with diverse student populations6. Build rapports to retain students and families
7. Demonstrated proficiency using PeopleSoft and Navigate

Work Schedule:

8:30-4:30 Monday to Friday
Occasional evenings and weekends may be required.

Full/Part Time:

Full Time

Telework Eligible?:

Yes

Essential Personnel?:

No

Job Posted Date:

05/19/2025

Open Until Filled:

Yes

For Best Consideration:

06/02/2025

Special Instructions to Applicants:

All applications and required documents must be submitted online. Mail, e-mail, or fax submissions will not be accepted. Cover letters may be addressed to the Search Committee and should briefly address your qualifications as related to the requirements of this position.

For best consideration, applications should be received by June 2, 2025. Review of applications after this date is not guaranteed.

A full list of FCC benefits can be found here: https://benefitguides.psafinancial.com/view/563817862/
FCC offers a generous benefits package which includes medical insurance, dental and vision plans, waiver of FCC tuition for employee and eligible dependents, tuition reimbursement, generous leave benefits, retirement plans, and more! Frederick Community College prohibits discrimination against any person on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status in its activities, admissions, educational programs, and employment. Frederick Community College, an equal opportunity employer, values campus diversity in students and staff and encourages members from historically under-represented groups to apply.

Non-Discrimination Statement:

Frederick Community College is committed to the principles of equal opportunity and strictly prohibits discrimination against any person on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status in its activities, admissions, educational programs, and employment.