Rancho Santiago Community College District
Salary Range: Grade 19: $107,120.47 - $136,823.64
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: CL26-01442
Location: 2323 N. Broadway, Santa Ana, CA
Division: DO Educational Services
Closing: 9/10/2026 5:00 PM Pacific
POSITION DETAILS
About Rancho Santiago Community College District
Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) is one of the most established districts in the state and has been in operation for nearly 50 years. Located in the heart of Orange County, it is one of the largest of California's 72 community college districts, based on the number of credit and non-credit students. RSCCD encompasses 25 percent of Orange County's total area and serves a population of more than 700,000 residents in the communities of Anaheim Hills, Orange, Santa Ana, Villa Park, and portions of Anaheim, Costa Mesa, Irvine, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Tustin, and Yorba Linda. The district includes Santiago Canyon College and Santa Ana College, as well as the Centennial and Orange Continuing Education Centers, the Digital Media Center, the Joint Powers Fire Training Center, the Orange County Sheriff's Regional Training Academy, the College and Workforce Preparation Center, and the District Operations Center. RSCCD's three (3) auxiliary Foundations are actively involved in supporting both community and campus programs.
RSCCD's student population is a direct reflection of the diverse communities in the surrounding neighborhoods. As a whole, the district has the honor of serving approximately 55,537 students: 51% Hispanic/Latinx, 20% White, 9% Asian & Filipino, and 2% are African American. RSCCD is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and serves predominately historically underrepresented students. There is a commitment to foster student centered values among our employees to provide equitable student learning, academic excellence, and workforce development. By delivering high-quality educational programs and student support services, the district ensures that students have the appropriate resources to achieve their goals.
At RSCCD, our mission is to integrate diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and justice into all aspects of student academics and employee relations. Thus, creating transformational experiences that prepares students and employees to engage in the world with a renewed sense-of-self. Through this commitment, Rancho Santiago Community College District strives to cultivate a learning environment that prioritizes respect, to ensure that RSCCD stakeholders feel valued and supported throughout their academic and professional careers.
About the Position
The ideal candidate will demonstrate cultural competency in serving diverse community college populations, including faculty, management, and students from varied ethnic, racial, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds. This includes those with differing abilities, AB 540 students, DACA recipients, Foreign Residents, VACA participants, and Continuing Education students. They will support RSCCD's mission to promote self-awareness, knowledge, and communication skills, enabling all members of the college community to participate creatively and confidently in an ever-changing world.
Candidates will contribute to an inclusive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the diverse needs of faculty, management, staff, and students. They will effectively provide services and support to individuals with differing academic preparation levels and unique learning or workplace needs, ensuring equitable access and opportunities for success. Candidates should demonstrate cultural competency, sensitivity, equity-mindedness, and a commitment to anti-racism in all interactions and contributions. Through their role, they will empower students to achieve their educational and career goals while promoting a positive and inclusive environment where faculty and management can thrive, fostering creativity, confidence, and lifelong learning throughout the college community.
Class Summary
Under minimum direction, provide information system application programming, database development and enhancement; administers the district database and transaction processing system; develops training workshops relating to the micro computer district standard software; and assumes and performs related duties and responsibilities as required.
Representative Duties
Serves as resource in database development and enhancement: design databases using relational database structural analysis using one or more programming languages; administers and maintains servers that hold databases; functions as a webmaster: administers web server through setting up web configuration and services, creating user accounts, installing patches; assesses the need for new functionalities, conducts feasibility studies and cost evaluations and coordinates implementations; manages web site content; analyzes problems, design new web pages and write programs to improve web site. Functions as mainframe administrator; maintain integrity of district's database elements; lead project to add elements, involving creating a mirror image of the mainframe, re-structure by code, and load data into new structure, ensures all data is in alignment. Assists in the analysis, design and implementation of computer application systems; consults with district personnel on resolution of systems design problems; assists in the planning and development of system proposals; describes, creates, maintains, monitors and controls district date base; maintains and sets up parameters for the Transaction Processing System; trains personnel in data base concepts; may provide training using District standard software to district personnel; may function as the team leader of projects.
Organizational Relationships
This position reports to the designated supervisor or administrator.
QUALIFICATIONS
Training and Experience
A bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field and four years experience in application programming and database experience, including experience in systems design and data base design and transaction processing.
Knowledge of application programming & database administration; programming principles, procedures, techniques, database concepts and a full range of computers; integrated enterprise-level information systems; principles and techniques of systems design and analysis; transaction processing; principles, practices and language of computer operations; capabilities and limitations of computers and auxiliary equipment; testing and troubleshooting DBA related problems; English composition; principles of training. Ability to analyze and develop programs and systems, including writing, testing, debugging, documentation and operating instructions; administer district data bases; prepare data base schematics utilizing knowledge and abstract reasoning; read and understand educational data and information; elicit information and communicate with district personnel effectively; utilize required computer software; produce, finalize and check work efficiently; participate in the formulation of long range development plans and in conferences; contribute to the preparation of new computer systems; maintain effective and cooperative working relations with departmental staff, administrators, management and vendors; write clearly and concisely. Working conditions: this position requires ability to use computer workstations throughout the workday.
Additional Qualifications
Candidate must demonstrate clear evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, ability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff, and the community.
APPLICATION PROCESS
To ensure full consideration, all applicants must submit a complete Rancho Santiago Community College District online application that includes the items listed below by the position's closing date. Recruitment will review all applications for completeness, and only complete application packets will be forwarded to the screening committee for further review.
A Complete Application Packet Must Include the Following:
- RSCCD Online Application
- Resume - details all relevant education, training, and other work experience
- Academic Transcripts (Unofficial copies of undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate transcripts).
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