Executive Vice President Student Learning & Success - 3 Positions

College Information

About Peralta Community College District

The Peralta Community College District is seeking three visionary Executive Vice Presidents to serve as foundational leaders in our districtwide transformation. Together, this cadre will help shape a more cohesive, student-centered system, that strengthens equity, and advances student success across our colleges. This is a historic opportunity to lead at the intersection of academic excellence, student support, and institutional change in one of California’s most vibrant and diverse urban communities.

Rooted in the East Bay, Peralta Community College District serves students across four colleges in a learning community that reflects the region’s cultural and racial diversity, with nearly 70% of students identifying as Asian, Black, or Latiné.

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Position Information

Job Title
Executive Vice President Student Learning & Success - 3 Positions

Time Base
40 hrs/week 12 months/year

Compensation
Salary Range: $184,003 - $212,312/Annual, Hiring Range: $184,003 - $198,158/Annual

Position Type
Management

Department
Vice President of Student Services (641)

City
Oakland

State
CA

Job Description Summary

Under the general administrative direction of a college president serves as the chief academic and student services officer of the college with responsibility for the oversight, development, integration, and continuous improvement of all instructional programs, student services, and initiatives that support student access, equity, retention, completion, and workforce alignment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide vision, leadership, and operational oversight for all credit and non-credit instructional programs, curriculum development, scheduling, and academic quality assurance.
• Lead academic planning to align programs with labor market needs, guided pathways, transfer goals, and completion targets.
• Oversee faculty hiring, evaluation, and professional development in collaboration with Academic Senate and collective bargaining representatives.
• Direct student services functions including counseling, admissions, financial aid, outreach, disability services, and student success programs.
• Develop and implement student success strategies that improve equity gaps, retention, persistence, and degree completion.
• Coordinate integrated planning, program review, and resource allocation across instruction and student services.
• Lead accreditation preparation, Title 5 compliance, and reporting to internal and external agencies.
• Use institutional research and data to monitor student progress, inform planning, and recommend adjustments.
• Develop and administer the student services budget and assist the President in the development of the total College budget and coordinates and supervises aspects of the instructional budget, including preparing recommendations to meet educational needs of all segments of the College.
• Supervise and evaluate deans, directors, and other assigned managers and staff.
• Represent the College and District at community, regional, and state meetings; build partnerships and advocate for resources.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the college president.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Master’s degree from an accredited institution; earned doctorate preferred.
2. Five (5) years of increasingly responsible administrative experience in higher education, including supervision of instructional and/or student services programs.
3. Experience with curriculum development, accreditation, and student success initiatives.
4. Demonstrated fiscal management skills and experience in resource allocation and strategic planning.
5. Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti-racism in institutional practices and evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, gender, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, staff, and community. (E.C. 87360(a)).

Desirable Qualifications

• Knowledge of the California Community College system, including governance, funding, regulatory frameworks, and shared-governance environments.
• Ability to lead and manage large-scale institutional change, including integrated academic and student-support transformation initiatives that advance equity, retention, and completion.
• Proven skill in overseeing data-informed planning, institutional research, and outcome assessment processes to drive continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated success in establishing and sustaining partnerships with external agencies, K–12 schools, four-year institutions, workforce partners, and community organizations; plus grant acquisition or alternative resource development.
• Ability to build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups—faculty, staff, students, trustees and community partners—and make collegial, transparent decisions in a complex organization.
• Ability to lead, motivate, develop and evaluate teams of managers, faculty and classified staff; to manage budgets and allocate resources strategically; and to thrive in a high-complexity, fastmoving higher education environment.
• Commitment to innovation, continuous quality improvement, and fostering an organizational culture that values equity, inclusivity, and excellence.

Application Deadline Date

APPLICATION MATERIALS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 11:59 PM PST ON MARCH 15, 2026

Open Date
02/09/2026

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

1. List of References
2. Resume
3. Cover Letter
4. Transcripts

Optional Documents

1. Other Document
2. Letter of Recommendation 1
3. Letter of Recommendation 2
4. Letter of Recommendation 3
5. Training/Certification Document