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Academic Advisor II - Admissions Counselor

🇺🇸 London, KY

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $38K

💻 Academic Advising

🗓️ December 23rd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Somerset Community College is hiring an Academic Advisor II - Admissions Counselor. The role involves assisting prospective and current students with the admissions process, providing information about programs, financial aid, and student resources, and recruiting new students through campus events, tours, and high school visits.

Highlights
  • Assist students with admissions via phone, email, text, and in person
  • Provide detailed information to prospective students regarding programs, financial aid, and resources
  • Support FAFSA and scholarship application processes
  • Manage transcript ordering and user account setup before enrollment
  • Schedule advising appointments and conduct individual and group campus tours
  • Recruit students at various on- and off-campus events and attend college fairs
  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field with two years of related experience required
  • Salary: $37,944 annually with a 12-month contract and standard 37.5 hours per week
  • Position is non-exempt and falls under the Student Affairs department
  • Offers comprehensive benefits including health, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan with employer match, paid holidays, and employee assistance program

Academic Advisor II - Admissions Counselor Full Description

Title: Academic Advisor II - Admissions Counselor
Salary Range: $37,944.00
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Somerset Community College
Campus Location: Somerset Laurel C.C.
Department: Student Affairs
Total Rewards
Somerset Community College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
  • Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
  • Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
  • 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
  • Vacation/Sick Time
  • Work-Life Balance
  • 9.5 Paid Holidays
  • 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
  • Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary
Somerset Community College invites applications for an Academic Advisor II - Admissions Counselor position.

Job Duties:
• Assist students with admissions process (phone, email, text, in person)
• Assist prospective students with info (programs, financial aid, student resources, etc.)
• Assist with FAFSA and scholarship applications
• Assist with ordering transcripts (HS, College, GED, AP)
• Assist with setting up User Accounts prior to enrollment
• Make appointments for Advising
• Conduct individual campus tours
• Conduct group campus tours
• Visit territory high schools
• Recruit students at on and off campus events
• Attend college fairs
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in a related field with two years of related experience or equivalent. Education and relevant work experience may substitute for each other on a year for year basis to meet minimum requirements.
Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a related field and two years of related experience.
 
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