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Metropolitan Community College
Dean of Student Development & Enrollment
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A Dean of Students responds to students' needs at a college or university and plans programs for campus life and support for students. Supervises student-focused programs on a college or university campus and serves as a liaison between college administrators and student organizations.
$103,626 / year median in Missouri
+15% projected growth
Job Description
Dean of Student Development & Enrollment Salary $88,084.00 - $96,012.00 Annually Location Longview, MO Job Type Full-Time Administrator Job Number 2026-00022 Organization LV Office of Student Services Opening Date 07/23/2026 Closing Date 8/23/2026 11:59 PM Central FLSA Exempt Description Benefits Questions About MCC Metropolitan Community College is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City, Missouri, founded in 1915 as the Kansas City Polytechnic Institute. The Junior College of Kansas City, as it was known starting in 1919, was one of the first schools in the country to award an associate degree. Today, MCC offers 125 associate degree and certificate programs. Metropolitan Community College comprises five campuses on the Missouri side of the Greater Kansas City area 47 major buildings and about 550 acres in all: MCC-Blue River , located in Independence, Missouri; MCC-Longview located in Lee's Summit, Missouri, MCC-Maple Woods located in the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri; MCC-Online and MCC-Penn Valley , located in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri. MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission . In addition, several programs have specific accreditations as well. •MCC does not provide employer-paid sponsorships. Job Summary Incumbent directs the student service activities and provides leadership in the development and management of personnel, budget, programs and departments. Incumbents plan, initiate, facilitate, lead and evaluate a wide range of student engagement/development, enrollment and retention, counseling, testing, and support services and programs that contribute to student academic success. Essential Functions Supervise student services staff to include prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, ensuring staff are trained, ensuring that employees follow policies and procedures, maintaining a healthy and safe working environment, and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations Provide oversight and directs the implementation of student services programs and operations: work may involve planning, coordinating, administering and evaluating programs, projects, processes, strategies, procedures, systems, and/or standards related to student development, enrollment, and support services and programs Ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, codes, and/or standards Coordinates activities between multiple service areas Work to integrate and coordinate service areas, including financial aid, to create a seamless recruitment and registration process Provide guidance to promote student engagement, student life activities, and student government Prepare and administer budgets; prepares cost estimates for budget recommendations, submits justifications for budget items and monitors and controls expenditures Participate in and/or leads grant writing initiatives Prepare, review, interpret and analyze a variety of complex and multi-faceted information, data, contracts, forms, schedules, calendars, surveys, and reports; makes recommendations based on findings Direct, lead, and develop community outreach initiatives Facilitate, lead and support collaborative partnerships between the college and external service area entities to increase student enrollment and provide educational training and education opportunities Serve as a liaison to employees, students, and external organizations; represent the college and/or District at a variety of meetings, public events, training sessions, on committees, on policy- making bodies, and/or other related events Collaborate with District and college personnel to ensure efficient operation of division programs; participate in course and/or program development to ensure compliance with applicable licensing and oversight entities Performs other duties as assigned