Associate Director of Retention and Student Success

Company: American Career College
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: May 23, 2025

Job Description:

At American Career College, we share a passion for students and transforming healthcare education! As an associate for a certified Great Place to Work, you will join a collaborative, student-centric culture valuing academic integrity, mutual respect, student learning, service, responsiveness, innovation, diversity, and stewardship. As a part of this team, you will guide students to do more than change their own lives - you will help change the lives of every patient they care for throughout their career. At American Career College, you will have the opportunity to share your expertise and passion with the next generation of nurses.You will make an impact by:

• Provide each nursing program(s) with the necessary Assessment Technologies Institute (ATI) management and oversight to help each cohort achieve or exceed ACC's outcomes. Benchmarking 90% of each graduating cohort to achieve the green light and the program.
• Should achieve each quarter a 90% or better first-time pass rate on the NCLEX.
• Collaborate with the Director of Nursing (DON), overseeing a comprehensive success plan that evaluates the effectiveness of ATI initiatives, creates new methods to improve specific ATI student/graduate and faculty performance,
• Developing/implementing administrative systems and procedures to monitor and improve ATI effectiveness and provides analysis and remediation strategies to help ensure students/graduates are actively engaged in their ATI program and that graduates pass NCLEX with a satisfactory level of performance on their first attempt.
• Serves as the campus ATI champion to support both existing students and graduates until NCLEX is passed.Your Experience Includes
  • A minimum of at least one (1) year previous experience with program management.
  • Knowledge in technological support and delivery of educational programs and services.
  • Knowledge and evidence of strong management skills, and administrative systems management as applicable to specialized program area.
  • Knowledge of state, federal and local laws/regulations relating to programs, governmental compliance, and other regulatory standards such as ABHES, BVNPT, BRN, and other accreditation standards.
  • Experience: ATI product experience.
  • A minimum of one to two years of professional testing and/or statistical data experience involving database management.
  • Experience working with nursing programs.
  • Experience with Blackboard Learning Management System.
  • Experience with Campus Vue.Education
    • BSN degree from an accredited college or university that includes course work in education or business administration OR equivalent experience required.
    • Master's degree in nursing preferred.Licenses/Certifications
      • Registered nurse license required. Must meet faculty requirements.#HEJDo you want a career that allows you to make a difference in other people's lives? Discover what it means to truly believe in the work that you do at American Career College.For more than 40 years American Career College has had the privilege of educating students seeking careers in healthcare-guiding them through their transformational journey from student to caregiver. Our associates are united behind that purpose and share a deep commitment to our values of teamwork, collegiality, transparency, and a student-centric approach to all we do. This focus creates an aligned, nimble, and consensus-driven culture that is solution-oriented and supports our associates' professional growth.American Career College is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We embrace diversity and are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for all associates.

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