Coordinator of Dual Enrollment and Educational Pathways
Fort Lewis CollegeAbout the role
Position Summary:
This part-time, 0.925 FTE position functions as a professional liaison between Fort Lewis College and local and regional schools to support Dual Enrollment and Educator Pathways.This position supports the FLC Strategic Plan priority regarding community connections, including Dual Enrollment and meeting community priorities. It also supports state mandates requiring Dual Enrollment be available to all high school students equitably.
Dual Enrollment work focuses on building and expanding equity-centered, early college pathways for high school students—particularly first-generation and low-income youth—interested in exploring early college opportunities. Strategic next steps for this role include increasing the numbers of dual enrollment students who enroll at FLC and expanding demographic and academic representation to include more students who could be first-generation college students.
Job Description:
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
District and Community Partnerships
Build and maintain strategic relationships with 14+ school districts, especially those serving rural, Indigenous, and underrepresented student populations.
Navigate delicate inter-institutional and intra-institutional dynamics regarding course requests, high school interests, faculty workload, academic department needs, and faculty teaching loads, both internally (among faculty and between departments) and externally with districts.
Represent FLC in collaborative education initiatives (e.g., Southwest Colorado Education Collaborative and other local district partners).
Serve as the primary liaison between Animas High School and FLC's Majors and Programs.
Support recruitment efforts into Fort Lewis College academic programs from high school through post-baccalaureate.
Communicate regularly with high school counselors and administrators regarding site-based course requests, and coordinate internally between FLC departments to schedule those courses.
Outreach and Advising
Serve as lead point of contact for potential and current dual enrollment students and families.
Conduct regular travel to schools for admissions, advising, and registration.
Coordinate with counselors, market FLC, run DE admissions meetings and seminars in high schools, and provide information to high school counselors for effective placement to support student success.
Provide FLC instructors and professors with information needed to support appropriate accommodations and successful completion of dual enrollment students in their courses.
Provide FLC instructors who teach courses at partner high schools with information about teaching in a high school setting, including logistics and student safety.
Coordinate high school student enrollment in eligible FLC courses across all three schools: Education, Arts and Sciences, and Katz School of Business.
Design and lead dual enrollment orientation sessions each term to support student familiarity with college practices and expectations.
Advise dual enrollment students on course selection, academic success, and transition strategies for future college matriculation.
Provide focused success coaching support for DE students with a GPA under 3.0.
Manage registration and course changes for all dual enrollment students, in coordination with school districts and counselors.
Cross-functional Program Coordination
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