Maricopa County Community College District

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is excited to launch the recruitment of the Vice President of Academic Affairs Positions at the following colleges:

• Glendale Community College

• Mesa Community College

• South Mountain Community College

This recruitment process will be supported by the District in collaboration with ACCT, and all three colleges in an effort to bring the best candidates to MCCCD. The Vice President of a Maricopa Community College, helps work in tandem with the college leadership by planning, directing, evaluating and providing oversight of the major College functions, academic areas, or instructional support services which function under the direction of a College President and serves as a member of the College’s senior management team.

Points of Distinction

Maricopa Community Colleges is a smart choice for students seeking a more affordable education, individualized attention, and a practical pathway to a better future. Our 10 colleges are a powerful force for good in our community, and we feel a profound responsibility to deliver our brand promise of:

Access

We offer value to students by providing high-quality education at an affordable price. At $97 per credit hour, the financial value is undeniable compared to other higher education institutions in the state.

New Technology

We offer value to our students and the community by improving our facilities at every college and encouraging effective innovation and appropriate use of new technologies.

Connections To Success

We offer value to our students and Arizona’s industry by cultivating internal and external relationships that seek to solve challenges collectively and collaboratively.

Community

We offer value to the community by encouraging and accepting the unique experiences of individuals, the diversity of Maricopa County, and equitable outcomes for all students. By providing quality education, we build local economies, strengthen families and sustain a high quality of life in our communities.

Transformational Economic Impact

We offer value to Arizona’s economy by growing talent in Maricopa County and enhancing the skills and abilities that bolster Arizona’s economic output. Additionally, our former students contribute $1.9 billion annually in added income to the county economy.

Indispensable

We provide workforce-relevant skills and knowledge to prepare students for the job market and increase their future earnings. It’s important that our students can make enough money to repay their student loans and earn more than what was invested in their education.

Additionally, Maricopa Community Colleges’ academic excellence has been accelerated by focusing on the skills and programs that local businesses need to remain competitive. Maricopa Community Colleges bolsters the economic output of Arizona’s major industries, including tourism, aerospace, technology, and healthcare.

• Several of our colleges have been eligible to compete in The Aspen Institute College Excellence Program, the nation’s signature recognition of high achievement and performance among America’s community colleges. The eligible colleges include Chandler-Gilbert, Estrella Mountain, GateWay, Mesa, Paradise Valley, Phoenix, Scottsdale, and South Mountain.

• Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) has received accreditation approval from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) for seven bachelor’s degree programs that launched in Fall 2023. MCCCD is the first community college in Arizona approved to offer bachelor’s degree programs under the S.B. 1453 legislation and is working as a system to implement and sustain this new opportunity to serve our community.

• MCCCD is uniquely positioned throughout the state to develop strategic partnerships with local and national corporations including Apple, Adobe Systems Inc., State Farm, and Galvanize. MCCCD is a leader in regional workforce development, cultivating key partnerships with industry leaders, including Amazon, Boeing, Intel Corporation, and many more.

• MCCCD offers eight Arizona State Department of Education-approved certification pathways at the undergraduate and post-baccalaureate levels. All programs lead to Arizona teacher certification, preparing teachers for the classroom and assisting with the statewide teacher shortage.

• MCCCD is an Alliance Partner of Achieve60AZ, a statewide initiative working to ensure 60 percent of Arizonans obtain a post-secondary education by 2030.

• MCCCD has become a national leader in security, including cybersecurity, terrorism and public policy by building strategic partnerships with the National Security Agency (NSA), the National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) and industry leaders like Linux.

• In 2022, MCCCD partnered with the City of Phoenix to launch Route to Relief, a workforce development partnership that utilizes the City’s federal pandemic relief dollars to provide free tuition, monthly stipends, and employment assistance to eligible students in programs across the system’s ten colleges.

• In 2022, U.S. First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, joined MCCCD and Intel Leaders to announce the System’s new Semiconductor Technician Quick Start Program. The program has since garnered national attention, becoming a model for colleges and universities across the country.

• MCCCD received a $499,987 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support the development and implementation of ASSIST, a student success technology suite that produces user-friendly student data.MCCCD received $1 million in federal Community Project Funding to further bioscience program development across the system’s ten colleges.

• The first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence and machine learning degree and certificate program won the 2022 Innovator of the Year award in Academica during the 19th annual Governor’s Celebration of Innovation Awards.

• Jessica McDonald, Phoenix College alumna, represented the U.S. in the 2019 World Cup Championship game and was inducted into the NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2022.

• Dr. Sian Proctor, a South Mountain Community College professor, joined a four-person crew for Inspiration4, the world’s first all-civilian mission to space.

Maricopa County Community College District

Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is one of the nation’s largest and most innovative community college systems. Popularly known as Maricopa Community Colleges, the District is comprised of 10 individually accredited colleges and 31 satellite locations serving approximately 100,000 students and employing over 10,000 faculty and staff.

Since its founding in 1962, the Maricopa Community Colleges system has continued to be an essential resource for local communities in the Greater Phoenix Metro Area and a gateway to affordable higher education, particularly

for underserved, diverse, and first-generation students. It offers over 600 associate degree and certificate programs and began offering baccalaureate degrees in the Fall 2023 semester. Its transfer agreements with more than 40 university partners, including Arizona’s public state universities, simplify the process for students wishing to continue their education at a four-year institution, making it an economical and popular option.

The Maricopa Community Colleges have long supported the development of civic values necessary for democracy to thrive. Motivated

by our commitment to a diverse and inclusive democracy, undergirded by the principles of

free speech and academic freedom essential to institutions of higher education, we undertake various efforts to educate our students, employees, and community in these areas

Local and state business leaders and Fortune 500 companies partner with Maricopa Community Colleges as a driving force for economic development and prosperity in Arizona. Maricopa Community Colleges, the leader in Arizona career training, continues to add new programs to reflect the changing industry landscape and create new opportunities for students. It recently added in-demand career programs like artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cannabis business training, semi-conductor or advanced manufacturing, and unmanned aircraft systems.

Our Vision: Excellence in education for a better world.

Our Mission: The Maricopa Community Colleges ignite talent, transform lives, and enrich communities through teaching, learning, and service.

Our Values: 

• Student-Centric: Students are the essence of our work; we partner with students as leaders and decision-makers in their own learning.

• Integrity: We foster a culture of honesty, trust, and transparency.

• Collaboration: We work together using system-thinking in pursuit of our vision and mission.

• Inclusiveness: We value all contributions and diverse perspectives.

• Innovation: We advance a culture that stimulates big ideas, creativity, and exploration.

• Respect: We treat each other with dignity, civility, and kindness.

Job Summary

Plans, directs, evaluates, and provides oversight of a major College function, academic area, or instructional support services function under the direction of a College President and serves as a member of the College’s senior management team.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in a teaching field and four years of experience in an academic leadership and/or supervisory role in higher education and three years of full-time undergraduate teaching that includes curriculum/coursework development. Examples of academic leadership/supervisory experience include but are not limited to: division/department chair, project management, policy development leadership, administration, evaluation and compliance leadership, committee leadership, program director, and shared governance leadership.

Desired Qualifications:

• A doctorate degree

• 5 years of full-time undergraduate teaching experience

• Full-time teaching experience at a community college

• 5-7 years of academic affairs leadership experience (i.e., department/division chair, dean, faculty leadership)

• Experience in a multi-college system

• Experience with Guided Pathways

• Experience with accreditation (discipline or college)

• Demonstrated use of strategies in conflict resolution and facilitation

• Examples of commitment to the core principles of the professoriate: shared governance, academic freedom, and peer review

Please Note: A single application is an automatic submission for the (3) three Vice President of Academic Affairs Searches for:

• Glendale Community College
• Mesa Community College
• South Mountain Community College