Tidewater Community College has served South Hampton Roads – both students and employers – for 50 years. It has grown from 1 campus into a regional educational and economic force. TCC is the largest provider of higher education and workforce services in Hampton Roads, enrolling nearly 28,000 students in 2019-20. Founded in 1968 as a part of the Virginia Community College System, Tidewater Community College (TCC) services South Hampton Roads with 4 campuses in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, 7 regional centers and 2 important cultural institutions. The college had 3,203 graduates in 2019-2020, 40 percent of whom pursued degrees that would let them transfer to 4-year institutions. Of South Hampton Roads residents enrolled in higher education 36% enrolled at TCC. TCC’s institutional accreditation is affirmed through 2027 by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.

The Program Accreditation and Academic Compliance Coordinator provides management oversight and collaborative support to academic divisions to acquire and maintain national specialized accreditation for academic programs at Tidewater Community College. The Coordinator works closely with the academic deans, program heads, and faculty to ensure that accreditation reports are completed in a timely and accurate manner. The Coordinator oversees ongoing program data collection needs, provides guidance to program heads and deans in the development and submission of accreditation self-study reports, and assists with site visits. The Coordinator also provides management oversight and coordination within the Academic Affairs division to ensure compliance with academic-related policies, procedures, and requirements.

The Program Accreditation and Academic Compliance Coordinator reports to the Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs (AVP) and works collaboratively with other members of the college community to advance the college in accord with its vision, mission, core values, and strategic goals.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Maintain and communicate a significant understanding of the accreditation standards and processes that govern academic programs seeking initial or continued national specialized accreditation.

2. Maintain and communicate a significant working knowledge of regional accreditation standards and core requirements.

3. Collaborate with academic deans and program leads to interpret the impact of changes to accreditation standards or procedures to the academic programs and the college.

4. Develop and track all academic programs that are on an accreditation cycle “timeline” and ensure that actions are taken by the college to meet specialized accreditation requirements.

5. In collaboration with the AVP, develop and implement an auditing process for academic policies, procedures, and related regional accreditation standards and requirements.

6. Communicate audit findings and, in collaboration with academic leaders, recommend policies and procedures to improve student learning and remedy compliance issues.

7. On an annual basis (or as required based on accreditation standards), in collaboration with the college’s Institutional Effectiveness Office, complete, analyze, and document the data collection process for academic programs with specialized accreditation and determine program review measures such as program completion and retention, certification exam pass rates, course completion rates, etc.

8. Assist academic deans and program leads in coordinating and scheduling general logistics in preparation for accreditation site visits.

9. Review for completion and accuracy, the compliance reports required by specialized accrediting agencies.

1. Demonstrated working knowledge of collegiate-level curricula, instructional practices, and learning outcomes.

2. Demonstrated experience in auditing and preparing for institutional and/or academic program accreditation.

3. Proven ability to work as a team player in a management/leadership capacity.

4. Demonstrated project management experience with the ability to successfully manage from start to completion a complex project involving multiple agencies and personnel.

5. Excellent skills in oral and written communication.

6. Ability to interpret and apply college policies and procedures.

7. Higher education professional working experience required (community college experience preferred).

8. Master’s degree in higher education, a health professions discipline, or related field from a regionally accredited college or university.

9. Prefer experience in preparing a programmatic self-study (nationally recognized accreditation site visit preferred) or in preparing regional accreditation compliance reports.