Dean of Business and Professional Studies

Salary: $116,000.00 - $130,000.00 Annually
Location : Blue Bell
Job Type: Regular Full-Time
Job Number:
Division: Business & Professional Studies
Department: Business & Prof Stud Div Offic
Opening Date: 10/16/2026
Closing Date: 11/15/2026 12:00 AM Eastern
FLSA: Exempt
Job Level: 20
Reports To: Vice President of Academic Affairs
Classification: Administrator

BASIC PURPOSE
The primary office location will be the Blue Bell campus.

*This position requires the PA Child Abuse, PA State Police, and FBI Fingerprinting clearances prior to the first day start.

**This position has been approved for a flexible work option arrangement. Flexible work options can be ended at any time by the College, Cabinet, and/or supervisors based on employee performance and/or as institutional needs change.
The Dean of Business and Professional Studies provides leadership for a division that includes Accounting, Baking & Pastry Arts, Business Administration, Criminal Justice, Culinary Arts, Education, Economics, Human Services, the Hospitality Institute, Management, Marketing, Municipal Police Academy, Office Management, Psychology, and Tourism & Hospitality Management. The Dean creates and maintains clear curricular paths to career and/or transfer, supporting program growth and the development of faculty and staff in meeting the College's student success goals. The Dean is an important liaison for the College with business and industry partners, transfer partners, K-12 educators, government officials, grant agencies, and private funders. As a member of the VPAA's leadership team, the dean acts to further the institution's mission, vision, values, and strategic plan. This position has college-wide responsibilities that require travel between campuses and to offsite locations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead planning, development, expansion, revision, improvement, and compliance of educational programs,
• Recruit, hire, supervise, evaluate, and support ongoing professional development of full-time and part-time faculty, staff, and administrators. Support faculty promotion and sabbatical applications.
• Lead assurance of programmatic integrity through accreditation activities and/or academic program advisory committees.
• Guide and actively participate in program, General Education core, and course assessment.
• Resolve student, faculty and staff concerns. Facilitate communication between and among concerned parties to resolve conflicts expeditiously.
• Provide executive leadership to the Hospitality Institute including resource development and allocation, revenue generation, and community engagement
• Serve as cost center manager in the development and administration of the unit budget (operational, capital, grant, personnel).
• Participate in college-wide activities such as institutional accreditation and advancement of the College's strategic plan.
• Collaborate in the integration of credit and noncredit workforce programs.
• Serve as liaison with business and industry partners, private funders, grant agencies, university leaders and K-12 educators to enhance and create essential partnerships.
• Develop an academic schedule in collaboration with the Registrar's Office and faculty that supports student progression and credential attainment.
• Coordinate with Facilities to maintain the safe and proper use of specialized learning spaces. Manage procurement, repair and maintenance of programmatic equipment and materials.
• Secure and administer grant and donor resources in collaboration with the Grants Office and Institutional Advancement.
• Support shared governance and participate in all-college committees as assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Master's degree required in an area represented by the academic units in the division; doctorate preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years previous teaching experience at the collegiate level, preferably at a comprehensive community college.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressive administrative/leadership experience, preferably at a community college.
• Excellent management, administrative, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Data management and analysis abilities with demonstrated abilities to apply quantitative and qualitative reasoning to assessment, planning, management, and communications tasks.
• Technical proficiency in Microsoft Word applications and other productivity, communication, and presentation tools.
• Experience in curriculum or program development.
• Knowledge of and experience with a range of instructional delivery modalities.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Experience in programmatic or institutional accreditation preferred.
• Experience working in a unionized environment with collective bargaining agreements preferred.
• Experience in grant and philanthropic acquisition, management, and reporting preferred.

ATTRIBUTES
To be successful, the Dean of Business and Professional Studies will demonstrate clear excellence in AACC Leadership Capacities:

Institutional and Cultural Awareness:
(1) Embraces the mission, vision, and values of the community college; (2) respects and values the institution's past and present, always with an eye toward the future; and (3) actively focuses on ways to eliminate structural bias in the institution's design so that all students, regardless of their personal circumstances, have the resources that they need to achieve their educational goals.
Governance, Local, State, and Federal Policy: is knowledgeable about how the institution works, as well as local, state, and federal policies and how they impact student success.
Student Success: is on the front line of student access and success and strives to meet the unique needs of students so that regardless of the disadvantages that they have faced or continue to face, they can achieve their educational goals.
Leadership: understands that employee success depends on harnessing individual leadership skills and working as part of a team.
Institutional Transformation: understands the importance of implementing profound change within the institution that has significant impact on the communities that the institution serves.
Fiscal Planning and Resource Development: understands the importance of local and state processes for budget allocation, is a good steward of the dollars allocated to perform job responsibilities and understands the need to seek external funding sources to support innovation.
Advocacy: understands and embraces the role of champion with regard to public and government relations advocacy and mobilization of stakeholders to support the community college core values. Partnerships and Collaboration: cultivates partnerships by investing time in mutual beneficial, ethical relationships where collaboration supports student success.
Communication: demonstrates effectual communication skills.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, holidays, vacation, and sick leave. To learn more details, visit our benefits page.
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Do you have a Master's degree in an area represented by the academic units in the division?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have a minimum of three (3) years previous teaching experience at the collegiate level?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have at least eight (8) years of progressive administrative management experience?

• Yes
• No

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