Kentucky Community & Technical College System
Chief Academic Officer
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Hybrid - Prestonsburg, KY
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Full-Time
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$107K - $139K
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Operations
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March 1st, 2026
Edtech.com's Summary
Big Sandy Community and Technical College is hiring a Chief Academic Officer. The role involves leading the academic unit's overall operations, collaborating with college leadership to plan, develop, implement, and evaluate instructional programs, and contributing to the college's strategic planning efforts.
Highlights
- Provide leadership and promote academic integrity within the college's academic unit.
- Collaborate with faculty, deans, and academic leadership on recruitment, retention, professional development, and promotion processes.
- Oversee development, implementation, and evaluation of academic programs and schedules.
- Maintain effective communication with internal and external education stakeholders.
- Formulate and manage the academic unit's annual budget and support grant development.
- Ensure compliance with policies and lead institutional effectiveness and accountability efforts.
- Requires earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution and experience in instructional and administrative roles.
- Must demonstrate visionary leadership, curriculum development knowledge, and strong communication skills.
- Salary range between $107,172 and $139,308 with a 12-month contract and 37.5 standard work hours per week.
- Offers competitive benefits including health coverage, tuition reimbursement, retirement plan, paid holidays, and employee assistance program.
Chief Academic Officer Full Description
Title: Chief Academic Officer
Salary Range: $$107,172-$139,308
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: Limited Hybrid
FLSA Status: Exempt
College: Big Sandy Community & Technical College
Campus Location: BSCTC - Prestonsburg Campus
Department: Academics
Total Rewards
Big Sandy Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, and 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
The chief academic officer reports to the president and is responsible for the overall operation of the academic unit of the college. Working collaboratively with colleagues, the chief academic officer provides leadership in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of the instructional units of the college. The chief academic officer is a key collaborator in the college’s strategic planning efforts.
Job Duties:Leadership:
• To provide leadership to the academic unit consistent with the mission of the college.
• To promote academic integrity and create an effective teaching and learning environment.
• To provide leadership in concert with college academic officers and the KCTCS Chancellor to enhance academic initiatives.
• To participate in professional organizations and professional development opportunities.
Communication:
• To maintain effective communication in the academic arena among all units of the local college, Kentucky Community and Technical College System, other educational institutions, and the community at large.
• To maintain open communication channels with the leaders in the academic unit (e.g., convene regular meetings with deans and other academic personnel).
Faculty:
• To be responsible, with the faculty and deans, for the recruitment and retention of full-time, part-time, and volunteer faculty, as well as staff personnel supporting the instructional unit.
• To promote the professional development of faculty.
• To be responsible with the president/ceo and deans for the development of the faculty performance review forms.
• To work with the president/ceo, deans, and academic leadership to facilitate the faculty promotion and tenure process.
Students:
• To facilitate effective academic processes and procedures that foster student success.
Instructional Programs:
• To be responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of academic programs.
• To be responsible, with the deans, for the preparation and evaluation of the schedule of classes.
• To facilitate and participate in the evaluation processes related to academic affairs program and personnel.
• To ensure that institutional effectiveness efforts are implemented throughout the academic affairs unit.
• To identify computer and information technology needed to enhance the academic affairs unit.
• To provide leadership for academic support and academic services
Budget:
• To formulate and implement an annual budget related to the goals and operational needs of the academic affairs unit.
• To provide leadership in the development of grant proposals.
Administrative:
• To provide leadership in strategic academic planning and to prepare institutional reports as requested by internal and external sources.
• To ensure compliance with Kentucky Community and Technical College System and local college policies and procedures.
• To provide leadership in accountability and institutional effectiveness.
• To assume other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the president/ceo.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Commitment to the mission of the comprehensive community and technical college.
• Earned doctoral degree from an accredited institution.
• Record of successful experience as an instructor and administrator.
• Experience which demonstrates knowledge and ability to provide visionary leadership.
• Experience or background in curriculum revision and program development.
• Personal and professional integrity.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others.
• Commitment to team leadership and ability to work effectively as a member of the leadership team.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Skills Requested:
Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.
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