Dual Credit Advising And Transfer Specialist - Grant Funded

Work Week

40 Hours | Flexible schedule required to meet department needs to include possible evenings and weekends
***This position is Grant Funded until June 2025. Grant funded positions have the potential for a renewal closer to the end date***

Position Summary

The Dual Credit Advising and Transfer Specialist will be a primary contact for Dual Credit students enrolled in College in High School and Dual Degree programs. This position will support Dual Credit students, focusing on minority, first generation, and low-income populations, to reduce equity gaps and increase college going rates by guiding students through a seamless transition from Dual Credit to postsecondary education. The specialist will collaborate with high school counselors across multiple school districts and alongside the college’s departments, especially with Articulation and Transfer and University Center at MCC staff, to advise and educate students about Dual Credit course selection in relation to guided pathways, transfer planning, and transitioning to college. The role primarily functions within the partner high schools and provides Dual Credit student advising at high school visits and events, orientation programming, and during office hours. This position will have office space at MCC but will spend most working hours visiting and advising at local high schools.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

Provide guided academic pathways coaching for Dual Credit students: assist students with questions regarding course selection and Transferability and assist with interpretation of placement test scores.

Inform students about campus resources available to Dual Credit students. Refer students to available resources.

Plan and deliver presentations to students and families at district high schools, college fairs, and on campus events to support and promote Dual Credit transfer options.

Hold weekly office hours to answer questions from students, counselors, and families.

Provide outreach and support to high school counselors relative to college Advising and Transfer pathways.

Partner with the Articulation and Transfer Coordinator and University Center Executive Director to create 1+1+2 transfer plans for Dual Credit students.

Distribute and educate students, parents, and high school counselors on transfer tools (includes transfer guides, transfer website tools, pathway semester plans, partnership agreements, etc.)

Work alongside the Coordinators of P-20 Educational Partnerships to ensure high school counselors are informed about MCC Dual Credit opportunities and their relation to transfer pathways.

Collaborate across various college departments, especially Articulation and Transfer, the University Center at MCC to enhance Dual Credit student transfer outcomes.

Create a structure and plan for advising Dual Credit students interested in transfer or continuing at MCC.

Partner with MCC’s Advising Center to ensure familiarity with the College’s advising practices and procedures, to include procedures for composing Dual Credit Advising session notes in students’ college records.

Coordinate College in High School Dual Credit orientations.

Assist high schools with the application process for Dual Credit and application for students transitioning to MCC after high school graduation.

Assist the College and Career Readiness department and the University Center at MCC with administrative duties, including recruitment events for the UC at MCC.

Attend scheduled evening and weekend events; be available to travel within the community college district.

Track and submit reports to the CCR Director and University Center at MCC Executive Director on the number of students served and outcomes related to Advising and recruitment efforts.

Acquire expertise of the college catalog, University Center at MCC degrees, college programs, college policies and procedures, and Transfer guidelines.

Maintain familiarity with school districts’ course offerings and districts’ policies and procedures for Dual Credit students.

Remain current on advising best practices, statewide and national P-20 initiatives, and the IL Dual Credit Quality Act.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Valid Illinois driver’s license.

Two (2) years of experience in higher education or a high school environment.