Student Success & Career Advisor

NC Community Colleges; North Carolina; On-site; USD 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) seeks a Student Advisor to deliver comprehensive academic advising and student success support. You will guide students pursuing admissions into Guided Entry Programs and help them navigate developmental coursework and prerequisites to progress into curriculum courses.

As a primary point of contact for a caseload, you will foster proactive communication, interpret placement results, and connect students with academic, financial, personal, and community

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accreditation in Counseling, Education, Student Development, Human Services, Psychology, Business, Communications, or related field.
• Two years of experience in postsecondary student services, academic advising, admissions, career coaching, enrollment management, case management, workforce development, or related field.
• Experience utilizing student information systems and technology platforms to maintain student records and communicate with students.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive academic advising, career exploration, and student success support for admission into competitive Guided Entry Programs.
• Support students requiring developmental coursework and prerequisite requirements before enrolling in curriculum-level courses.
• Assist students in identifying educational pathways aligned with interests, strengths, career goals, and readiness.
• Serve as primary contact for an assigned caseload, promoting persistence, readiness, admission success, retention, and completion.
• Guide new student orientation, registration, schedule adjustments, course withdrawals, program changes, and college processes.

Skills

Student advising

Career coaching

Enrollment management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Counseling/related field

Master’s degree (preferred) in Counseling/Higher Education/Student Affairs

Tools

Student information systems

Job description

Guilford Technical Community College (GTCC) seeks a Student Advisor to deliver comprehensive academic advising and student success support. You will guide students pursuing admissions into Guided Entry Programs and help them navigate developmental coursework and prerequisites to progress into curriculum courses.

As a primary point of contact for a caseload, you will foster proactive communication, interpret placement results, and connect students with academic, financial, personal, and community