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College of the Mainland
  • Position Number: 1395973
  • Location: Texas City, TX
  • Position Type: Vice President


Vice President for Instruction

College of the Mainland


Position Number: AS94P

Mid Point Salary Range: $177,583

Position Type: Exempt Staff

Position Summary:
Located in Texas City, approximately 30 miles south of Houston, College of the Mainland was founded in 1966, and has seen its student enrollment grow from the first class of 414 students to nearly 6,000 today. The main campus offers a wide range of classes for students seeking an associate degree with plans to transfer to a four-year university to robust continuing education courses which provide students with the foundation to join the workforce. In addition, COM holds classes at four learning centers and six partnering high schools. The four learning centers include the COM Learning Center- North County in League City and the COM Cosmetology Lab, the Gulf Coast Safety Institute and the COM Learning Center-Gulfway in La Marque. COM is a Hispanic-serving institution and is listed as a top Military Friendly School offering services through the Veterans Success Center.

The Texas City campus is being transformed with the planned construction of three new buildings - STEAM/Allied Health Building, Industrial Careers Building and a Student Success Center - following the overwhelming voter approval of a $162.5 million bond referendum in November 2018.

College of the Mainland is at the forefront in assisting students complete their field of study. Through a corequisite program, underprepared students take a developmental course and the college credit course in the same subject together with tutorial assistance. COM was the first college or university in Texas to fully implement in Fall 2017 and the results are impressive.

Students also are benefitting from a redesign of community college education through Guided Pathways to Success. Through GPS, the college is diligently working to provide students with structured pathways that lead to the successful and timely completion of a degree or certificate. This approach also includes providing students with program maps and wraparound academic and student support services that will result in a smooth transfer to a four-year college or university or the workforce.

As the college continues to see a steady increase in enrollment, the campus remains focused on its three goals: Student Success, Employee Fulfillment and Exemplary Facilities.

The Vice President for Instruction provides executive-level strategic and innovative leadership, exploring and developing new models of inclusive educational programming and sustainable business practices. As chief academic officer, the VPI leads college-wide programs, policies and initiatives to recruit, retain, and support outstanding faculty, and efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion, and innovative approaches to student learning and success.

The VPI leads college-wide Academic Affairs, including a team of discipline-based deans, along with other staff, collaborating closely with campus and college leaders to further the vision of the college. The VPI monitors and ensures good standing with accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, manages the college's Master Academic Plan and operational needs of Academic Affairs in accordance with policies of the Board of Trustees and with federal, state and local laws and regulations.

Job Duties:

provides strong, dynamic academic and administrative leadership, fosters a collegial environment which encourages scholarship, teaching, and learning excellence;

possesses the vision to guide the colleges academic and workforce programs into the future;

understands and appreciates the mission of the College and is able to relate it to all constituencies; aids in making decisions consistent with the mission and goals;

advocates and promotes quality instruction, student success, and integrated planning to meet the educational needs of students in a diverse community college environment;

works effectively with community groups, educational entities, business, industry, government and legislative bodies to develop partnerships which result in improved service to students and to the community;

provides innovative and successful academic leadership and vision in instruction and program
development in basic skills, transfer, workforce, and non-credit programs;

provides guidance to, and receives recommendations from the Faculty Senate and other
representative organizations regarding the planning, implementation and review of academic
programs, services, activities and related matters;

acts as the officer in the recruitment and selection of faculty, and to recommend to the President the employment of those selected;

participates in open sessions of the Board of Trustees and in closed sessions as needed;

prepares, submits, and monitors the annual budget for areas of responsibilities;

trains, supervises, evaluates, and directs the work of assigned personnel;

completes other duties as assigned by the President.



Minimum Education/Training/Experience:
Candidates will possess a minimum of a doctorate degree from a regionally accredited institution and seven years of relevant experience. Five (5) years higher education teaching experience required

Preferred Education/Training/Experience:
Community college teaching experience preferred.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills:
capable of innovative and inclusive collaboration and strategic thinking

ability to facilitate cooperation through discussion and consensus building; analyze problems, identify alternate solutions, project consequences and proposed actions, synthesize information and implement recommendations in support of organizational goals

identify and respond succinctly and professionally to public, senior level administrative and Board of Trustees issues and concerns with college-wide impact

ability to provide leadership in order to implement institutional and divisional goals and strategic priorities

highly effective communication orally and in writing

ability to establish cooperative working relationships in the course of performing assigned duties

ability to exercise humor, teamwork and fidelity, and high ethical standards in all aspects of work



Preferred Knowledge and Skills:
N/A

Special Instructions to Applicants:
Please submit a separate document in response to the following question (maximum two pages) to hr@com.edu: Briefly describe higher education 10 20 years from now as you envision it. How does College of the Mainland innovate and remain relevant in the higher education landscape and what is the role of Academic Affairs in the future state that you have described?


All applicants must apply online at https://jobs.com.edu/postings/1791.

EEO Statement
College of the Mainland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability or veteran status.

College of the Mainland does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of its programs and activities, as specified by federal laws and regulations within Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 1992.






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