Provost & Chief Academic Officer, Academic & Workforce

Macomb Community College; Clinton Charter Township (MI); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Macomb Community College in Michigan seeks a Chief Academic Officer to lead Academic and Workforce Education and serve on the President’s Council. The role demands visionary, transformative leadership to advance teaching excellence and student success.

Responsibilities include shaping strategic vision, guiding program development, ensuring compliance, and using data to drive continuous improvement across academic programs and workforce initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Understand the demographics, culture, history, and needs of internal and external constituencies.
• Stay current on trends, opportunities, and challenges in higher education and lead strategic visioning to address emerging issues and opportunities.
• Lead the development and implementation of strategic plans and initiatives that address issues such as excellence in teaching and learning, student success, pedagogical improvements, declining enrollment, population shifts, demographic changes, emerging technologies, workforce needs, community needs, and business and industry trends.
• Lead a systematic approach to academic and workforce program development, review, and portfolio management, using enrollment trends, student outcomes, transfer opportunities, labor-market demand, community need and financial sustainability to inform decisions regarding program growth, redesign, consolidation, and discontinuation.
• Serve as a trusted strategic advisor to the President, providing candid counsel and thoughtful analysis on academic and institutional matters while supporting the effective implementation of institutional priorities.
• Approach decisions with a collaborative, institution-wide perspective that places Academic and Workforce Education at the core of the College's mission while thoughtfully balancing broader institutional priorities and interests.
• Stay current on compliance requirements of the Department of Education, State of Michigan, accrediting bodies, etc. and ensure compliance.
• Promote a culture of inquiry that utilizes data to inform decisions and instill continuous improvement philosophy that focuses on academic excellence, student success, and community impact.

Job description

Macomb Community College in Michigan seeks a Chief Academic Officer to lead Academic and Workforce Education and serve on the President’s Council. The role demands visionary, transformative leadership to advance teaching excellence and student success.

Responsibilities include shaping strategic vision, guiding program development, ensuring compliance, and using data to drive continuous improvement across academic programs and workforce initiatives.