Vice President for Student Services

Butte-Glenn-Community-College-District; Oroville (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Butte College is seeking a visionary Vice President for Student Services to lead comprehensive programs from enrollment through completion. You will serve on the college's executive leadership team, shaping policy and partnerships to promote access, equity, and student success.

Under the President/Superintendent, you will drive strategies for engagement, retention, wellbeing, and inclusive services, collaborating with faculty, staff, students, and the community to remove barriers and create a

Qualifications

• Master's degree required; leadership experience in administration.
• One year of formal leadership experience related to the administrator's assignment.
• Doctorate degree and five years of higher education administrative experience preferred.
• Experience mentoring and developing teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to student success and equity.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic vision for student services and operations.
• Lead initiatives to advance access, engagement, equity, and retention.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community partners.
• Guide institutional decision-making to improve student outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Collaboration

Mentorship

Equity & inclusion

Education

Master's degree

Doctorate degree (Desirable)

Job description

VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT SERVICES

Executive Range 1; Full-time/Exempt; 40 hours per week; 12 months per year

Doctorate Stipend: $4,710.55

PROJECTED RECRUITMENT TIMELINE

Anticipated Application Screening Period: December 8-18, 2026

Tentative First Interview Dates: January 8 and 11-13, 2027

Tentative Second Interview Dates: February 16, 18, and 23, 2027

Anticipated Start Date: April 1, 2027 (Start Date is negotiable based on the selected candidate's availability)

The District is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates.

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS

Are you a visionary leader who believes every student deserves the opportunity to thrive? Do you enjoy building meaningful relationships, fostering innovation, and creating environments where students feel seen, supported, and empowered? If so, we invite you to bring your passion, leadership, and creativity to our team!

Under the general direction of the President/Superintendent, you will serve as a key member of Butte College’s senior leadership team and provide strategic vision leadership for our comprehensive Student Services programs and operations. As the VP for Student Services, you will lead efforts that advance student access, engagement, equity, retention, well-being, and success while helping shape an exceptional student experience from enrollment through completion.

At Butte College, we believe students succeed when they feel welcomed, valued, and connected. In this role, you will foster a student-centered environment that is inclusive, innovative, and responsive to the needs of our diverse student population. You will collaborate with faculty, staff, administrators, students, and community partners to champion initiatives that remove barriers to student achievement, strengthen pathways to success, and cultivate a culture of belonging where every student has the opportunity to reach their goals.

As a member of the College's executive leadership team, you will have the opportunity to influence the future direction of Butte College. You will bring bold ideas, build meaningful partnerships, and help guide institutional decision-making that strengthens our impact on students and communities. Your leadership will help create opportunities for innovation, foster a culture of collaboration, and ensure the College remains responsive to the evolving needs of those we serve.

WORK SCHEDULE

The work schedule is Monday through Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Over the summer the schedule changes to Monday through Thursday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with Fridays off. As an exempt position, hours may vary based on departmental needs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Possession of a master’s degree; AND
• One (1) year of formal training, internship, or leadership experience reasonably related to the administrator's assignment.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university.
• Five (5) years of successful administrative experience within an institution of higher education.
• Five (5) years of leadership success in two or more of the following areas: counseling, financial aid, EOPS, matriculation services, outreach and recruitment, student discipline, or services for students with disabilities.
• Successful experience as a mentor and team developer.
• Demonstrated commitment to success for all students.

DIVERSITY QUALIFICATION

• Sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students and staff.

REQUIRED UPON HIRE

Transcripts of academic work are not a required attachment with the application but may be required upon hire.

• Offers of employment are contingent upon the submission of official transcripts showing completion of the degree, and proof of other requirements of the position, that minimally qualified the applicant.
• If the position has an education equivalency component within the minimum qualifications and the applicant qualified under equivalency, transcripts may not be required upon hire.
• Foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation. For list of agencies that provide this service.

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

• Education Code § 87408.6 states that no person shall be initially employed by a community college district in an academic or classified position unless the person has submitted to an examination within the past sixty (60) days to determine that they are free of active tuberculosis.
• As a condition of employment, the District requires that you provide fingerprints prior to beginning work. You may be fingerprinted at Butte College Human Resources by appointment, or you may be fingerprinted at another agency. Should you be fingerprinted at another agency, the rolling fee charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the fingerprint report is the employee's responsibility at the time of printing.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FOR APPLICANTS

For helpful tips and guidance on navigating our application submission and recruitment process, please refer to the document below.

• Application Tips for Success

TRAVEL AND RELOCATION ACCOMMODATIONS

For candidates traveling more than 80 miles to attend an onsite interview at Butte College, you may be eligible for travel reimbursement. And if hired, consider our relocation incentives below.

• Travel Reimbursement for Interviews
• Relocation Incentive

BGCCD IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Butte Glenn Community College District is committed to creating a diverse workforce focused on equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all faculty, staff, administrators, managers, and students. The District is dedicated to building an environment that supports our diverse student populations providing opportunities to mentor, encourage, and prepare our students to be successful in the world and expose them to global perspectives.

Our District community of professionals is devoted to enriching our students' lives by bringing to light a variety of ways to engage and discover their individual and collective paths through education.

BGCCD

is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity. It is the District’s policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunities and are not subject to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identification, race, gender, color, language, accent, citizenship status, ancestry, national origin, age, sex, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, marital status, veteran status, physical or mental disability or medical condition, or on the basis of these perceived characteristics.

The eligible list established from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancy and possibly future vacancies for positions with the same class specification.

Butte Glenn Community College District participates in E-Verify to confirm the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires.

The District reserves the right to modify, rescind or re-advertise this announcement without notification or to delay indefinitely the employment of a person for the position.