Vice President for Enrollment Management

Description

Vice President for Enrollment Management 

Division: Enrollment Management 

Reports To: President 

Classification: Full-Time, Executive Administrative 

Cabinet Membership: Executive Cabinet 

Position Summary 

The Vice President for Enrollment Management provides strategic leadership and executive oversight for student recruitment, admissions, financial aid, enrollment planning, and enrollment-related student services at Clinton College. 

The Vice President is responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive enrollment strategies that support institutional growth, student access, retention, and long-term financial sustainability. 

The position requires a data-driven, student-centered executive capable of strengthening enrollment operations, ensuring regulatory compliance, and establishing measurable enrollment outcomes. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Strategic Enrollment Leadership 

• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategic enrollment management plan. 
• Establish annual and multiyear recruitment, enrollment, and yield goals. 
• Monitor enrollment trends, application pipelines, student conversion, and retention. 
• Develop enrollment projections that inform institutional budgeting and resource allocation. 
• Coordinate enrollment strategies for undergraduate, graduate, transfer, adult, and returning students. 

Admissions and Recruitment 

• Provide executive oversight of the Office of Admissions. 
• Develop recruitment strategies targeting high schools, community colleges, churches, and community organizations. 
• Strengthen recruitment partnerships and articulation pathways. 
• Oversee admissions operations, recruitment communications, and application processing. 
• Establish performance expectations and measurable recruitment outcomes for admissions personnel. 

Financial Aid Administration and Compliance 

• Provide executive oversight of the Office of Financial Aid. 
• Ensure compliance with applicable Title IV federal student aid regulations, state financial aid requirements, and institutional policies. 
• Monitor financial aid processing, verification, eligibility, awarding, and disbursement coordination. 
• Collaborate with Business and Finance to support timely student account reconciliation and eligible student refunds. 
• Ensure financial aid documentation, reporting, and internal controls are maintained. 
• Support institutional responses to financial aid audits, program reviews, and federal compliance inquiries. 

Enrollment Operations and Student Retention 

• Collaborate with Academic Affairs and Student Affairs to improve student persistence and retention. 
• Coordinate registration readiness, student onboarding, and enrollment communications. 
• Develop strategies to reduce enrollment barriers and improve student service. 
• Monitor enrollment-related processes and resolve systemic operational challenges. 

Data, Technology, and Reporting 

• Utilize enrollment analytics and institutional data to inform decision-making. 
• Oversee effective use of student information systems, recruitment technology, and customer relationship management tools. 
• Collaborate with Information Technology and Institutional Effectiveness on data accuracy and reporting. 
• Prepare regular enrollment dashboards, projections, and performance reports for the President. 

Budget and Personnel Management 

• Develop and manage the Enrollment Management divisional budget. 
• Supervise and evaluate assigned directors and enrollment personnel. 
• Establish operational deadlines, service expectations, and performance standards. 
• Ensure efficient use of institutional resources and responsible budget management. 

Institutional Leadership 

• Serve as a member of the President's Executive Cabinet. 
• Participate in strategic planning and institutional policy development. 
• Represent the College at recruitment, enrollment, and professional events. 
• Demonstrate integrity, accountability, responsiveness, and collaborative leadership. 

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Earned master's degree in higher education administration, student affairs, business administration, or a related field. 
• Progressively responsible leadership experience in admissions, financial aid, or enrollment management. 
• Demonstrated success in recruitment planning, enrollment growth, and enrollment operations. 
• Working knowledge of federal financial aid regulations and institutional compliance requirements. 
• Experience using enrollment data, student information systems, and reporting tools. 
• Strong supervisory, communication, strategic planning, and financial management skills. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Earned doctorate in higher education or a related field. 
• Senior enrollment leadership experience at an HBCU, private college, or tuition-dependent institution. 
• Demonstrated success improving enrollment yield, retention, and net tuition revenue. 
• Experience overseeing both Admissions and Financial Aid. 
• Familiarity with Ellucian Colleague or comparable enterprise student information systems. 
• Experience navigating institutional accreditation and federal financial aid compliance requirements. 

Leadership Expectations

Leadership Expectations 

The Vice President for Enrollment Management must be a strategic leader who can both envision growth and execute the strategies necessary to achieve it. 

Clinton College seeks an enrollment executive who understands that sustainable enrollment growth requires more than recruitment goals and projections. It demands the ability to develop comprehensive enrollment strategies, lead high-performing teams, strengthen operational systems, remove barriers to student access, and translate enrollment opportunities into measurable institutional outcomes. 

The successful candidate will demonstrate the capacity to lead with vision, manage with discipline, engage with integrity, and build consensus across institutional divisions while fostering a culture of accountability, responsiveness, collaboration, and student-centered service. 

The Vice President for Enrollment Management must be prepared to strengthen the College's enrollment infrastructure, expand recruitment markets, optimize financial aid operations, improve student enrollment and retention outcomes, and advance a data-informed culture of strategic enrollment management that contributes directly to institutional growth and long-term financial sustainability. Application Process

Applicants should submit an online application and include all requested items below.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of interest, current curriculum vitae, and three letters of recommendations from professional references. Additional documentation, including official transcripts, will be required as part of the selection and hiring process.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Only candidates selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Clinton College is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive, and respectful learning and working environment. The College considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law. 

Employment Disclaimer

This position description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work associated with the position and is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, or qualifications. Clinton College reserves the right to modify position responsibilities and organizational assignments consistent with institutional needs and applicable policies. 

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of applicable pre-employment requirements, including verification of credentials and background screening, as permitted by law. 

About Clinton College

Founded in 1894, Clinton College is a private, historically Black college located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and affiliated with the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The College is committed to providing a transformative, student-centered educational experience that promotes academic excellence, leadership, service, and lifelong learning. Offering associate, bachelor's, and graduate degree programs, Clinton College prepares students to become informed, ethical, and engaged leaders in their communities and beyond.