ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Organizes, plans, and executes strategic enrollment management plans with program chairs and academic leadership. Builds target budget to grow applications and enrollments.

• Researches, determines, plans, implements and conducts on and off-campus recruitment with high schools, colleges, and healthcare facilities within assigned territory. 

• Counsels prospective students and applicants regarding College admissions’ policies and procedures, program admission requirements and procedures, and prerequisite course requirements and equivalences.

• Collaborates with academic advisors to ensure student success from inquiry to graduation 

• Identifies and evaluates opportunities for program expansion through regional and national partnerships. .  Supports the Financial Aid Office by providing information about options and resources for funding.

• Identifies areas for continuous improvement to curriculum, admissions standards, transferability of credit, process improvement, and pricing structure.  Provides recommendations and enhancements to management.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Bachelor’s degree.

• Valid and current Iowa driver’s license.

• Ability to work weekends and evenings.

• Ability to travel overnight.

• Strong interpersonal, oral, written and presentation communication skills.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Two years’ experience in admissions, higher education, or a healthcare environment preferred. 

ABOUT MERCY COLLEGE:

Mercy College of Health Sciences is a Catholic institution of higher education, rooted in the heritage of the Sisters of Mercy, guided by our core values of knowledge, reverence, integrity, compassion, and excellence.