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Maricopa County Community College District seeks a Student Services Analyst at Rio Salado College. This regular, full-time role coordinates, administers and implements student advisement programs and provides end-to-end academic advising through PeopleSoft and related tools.
Two openings exist. The position requires a bachelor’s degree and relevant experience in student services, with occasional evenings or weekends. Salary range listed: $53,050.25 to $68,964.82 per year.
Job ID: 322928
Location: Rio Salado Community College
Full/Part Time:
Regular/Temporary: Regular
$53,050.25 - $68,964.82/annually, DOE
114
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm; some evenings and weekends may be required
12 Months
10 Colleges. Unlimited Opportunities.
The Maricopa County Community College District is one of the largest community college systems in the nation. Home to 10 individually accredited community colleges and 31 satellite locations, we proudly serve students in every corner of the Valley. Each day, our dedicated faculty, staff, and administrators, live out our vision - creating excellence in education for a better world.
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Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing a competitive and comprehensive benefits program that supports our employees' and their families' health and well-being. Therefore, the MCCCD benefits support every stage of life and are designed to meet the diverse needs of our community. Explore the wide range of benefits and perks available to eligible employees at MCCCD:
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Coordinates, administers and implements student academic advisement programs by providing operational planning, program management and evaluation, direct student service delivery, as well as problem-resolution, and technical assistance. This posting is for two positions.
45% - Provides professional-level end-to-end Academic Advising to a caseload of students, to support student learning, persistence, and degree completion. Provides 1:1 as well as group academic advising, on-boarding, retention, and academic advising and success support functions to students to ensure ongoing successful progress to completion of degree program. Provides guidance to students on goal setting, decision making, degree and certificate options, transfer pathways, course selection, registration, academic progress and satisfactory progress toward certificate/degree using PeopleSoft and other technology. Identifies academic options including extracurricular activities, study abroad program(s), research, and internships. Provides advice and consultation to student in selection of options best suited to student's goals, interests and skills. As the primary liaison, connects students with academic and personal resources including tutoring, counseling, and career services. Provides ongoing, proactive follow up to ensure student learning and progress outcomes are met. Monitors student academic progress through a variety of reporting tools.
25% - Facilitates change management activities related to Guided Pathways and the case management approach to program advisement. Provides programmatic support of this model by being an institutional resource to improve and advance the advisement role for student success. Works collaboratively and collegially with academic units and student services throughout the colleges and across the district to facilitate comprehensive academic support. Acts as college/department liaison to current and prospective students, faculty, staff, and external groups on issues related to academic advising and success. Coordinates with College and District partners to promote programs on campus and within the community. Develops and delivers training and professional development to faculty and staff on topics related to advising; Interprets and explains College and Maricopa Community College District policies and procedures related to admissions, curriculum, advising, student success, and degree completion. Works with faculty and counselors to develop and teach student success courses. Supervises and provides work direction to undergraduate student workers as needed. Evaluates performance and provides feedback on occasion. Handles immediate or sensitive issues requiring confidentiality or quality assurance. Escalates matters requiring senior leadership intervention at a Director or Dean level.
15% - Researches program opportunities, industry standards, trends, best practices and emerging technologies. Coordinates projects related to student learning, success, and retention. Implements program outreach and/or recruitment and retention. Prepares and presents at new student orientations and information sessions for current and prospective students. Outreach work to student organizations. Designs, develops, maintains and delivers program resource information, presentations, reports, correspondence, and promotional material.
15% - Develops and assesses student learning outcomes. Conducts assessments. Analyzes and maintains program data to gauge student learning and success as well as program effectiveness. Coordinates, implements and evaluates processes and procedures. Makes recommendations for program improvements.
Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution and two (2) years of student services or college teaching experience, or experience coordinating, administering, planning, or evaluating programs.
OR
An equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation.
Travel to campus during interview/selection process will be at candidate's own expense. Will be required to travel or be assigned to all MCCCD locations. May require numerous evenings or weekends. May require prolonged periods of viewing a computer screen. May be required to lift or carry up to 25 lbs. Both positions are for the Rio Northern campus.
Possession of a valid State of Arizona Class D Driver's License is required; employee must meet district minimum standards regarding driving:
https://www.maricopa.edu/about/careers/application-information#mvd
OR
Possession of a valid State Class D Driver's License is required; employee must meet district minimum standards regarding driving:
https://www.maricopa.edu/about/careers/application-information#mvd
Open until filled
First Review July 21, 2026
Applications received after the review date may not be screened
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."
The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators. Rio Salado College's Title IX/504 Coordinator is O.Tafari Osayande, o.tafari.osayande@riosalado.edu, 480-517-8196.
The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.