Academic Advisor (Larimer Campus)

We have two (2) openings for this position at our campus located in Fort Collins, CO (Larimer Campus).

Who We Are

With three campuses along Colorado’s Front Range, FRCC is the state’s largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities.

Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities and FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. And we were recently ranked as one of the “Top Online Colleges” in the country by Newsweek.

One of FRCC’s main goals is to offer educational excellence for everyone. The college’s strong commitment to student success means we start by creating an inclusive and equitable environment—one where both students and employees feel they belong and are supported. FRCC’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our college conversations and decision-making processes. We are actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body.

The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution. For us, becoming an HSI is an intentional commitment to being a college where our Latinx (and other historically marginalized) students thrive.

FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We’re looking to hire people who share these values—along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.

Who You Are

As an Academic Advisor, you would provide proactive, student-centered academic advising services that foster student success, retention, and completion. Advisors are assigned a caseload of students within a designated Career and Academic Community (CAC), allowing for more focused, specialized guidance aligned with students’ academic and career goals.

This position is grounded in a proactive advising framework, where you would intentionally reach out to students at key points in their academic journey, build meaningful relationships, and empower students to make informed decisions. As an Academic Advisor, you would work collaboratively with faculty, student services, and support programs to deliver holistic and equity-minded guidance for diverse student populations.

In this position, you would act as coaches and advocates, helping students develop academic confidence, build self-efficacy, and make informed decisions about their educational pathways. A critical component of the role includes early intervention which includes actively monitoring students’ progress and responding to early alerts. Academic Advisors document interventions, track outcomes, utilize data, and ensure follow-up is conducted to promote persistence and accountability.

This position will need to work at least two (2) days per week from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. with occasional weekends. Additionally, this position will have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally but will require a strong on campus presence to meet with student and build a culture of support and may require occasional travel to all three FRCC campuses for trainings, in-services, etc.

Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment. Also, Front Range Community College is an E-Verify employer.

SALARY: $51,102 - $53,657 annually

The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum starting salary for the position. When determining the starting salary for a new employee, FRCC takes into consideration a combination of the selected candidate’s education, training and experience as it relates to the requirements of the position, as well as the position’s scope and complexity, internal pay equity and external market value.

BENEFITS: For information about benefits, please view APT & Faculty Benefits.

SELECTION PROCESS: Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of June 17, 2025. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.

Preliminary screening will be made on the basis of a completed application package submitted by the candidate. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter that specifically addresses how your background and experience align with the requirements, qualifications and responsibilities of the Academic Advisor.

Primary Duties

Proactive Advising and Outreach:

• Engage in timely, proactive outreach to assigned students at key academic and personal milestones.
• Initiate regular check-ins with students with a focus on those who are off their academic plan, at-risk of failing, or in need additional support.
• Engage students early in their academic journey to clarify their goals, confirm their major, develop an academic plan aligned with the student’s career aspirations, and identify needs and refer to resources as appropriate.
• Support students in overcoming barriers to success by connecting them to appropriate campus and community resources.
• Practice culturally responsible advising by honoring and affirming students’ diverse identities, lived experiences, and goals.
• Using degree audits, academic milestones, and analytics, monitor student progress on their academic plan and intervene when they are off course.
• Leverage tools, such as Navigate 360, early alerts, analytics, and other tools to identify students at risk of falling behind and deliver tailored interventions.

Academic Planning and Support:

• Guide students in developing and maintaining comprehensive academic plans that align with their career goals, transfer pathways, and degree requirements.
• Provide guidance on course selection, scheduling, and registration.
• Educate students on college policies, procedures, and available resources.

Collaboration and Continuous Improvement:

• Partner with faculty, enrollment services, and student success teams to support shared outcomes.
• Stay current with institutional curriculum changes, transfer pathways, academic policies, and degree requirements, especially those within the assigned CAC.
• Participate in regular training on advising technologies, including Navigate360, Banner, Degree Audit, and related systems.
• Participate in professional development opportunities to enhance knowledge of proactive advising models, equity-minded practices, coaching strategies, and student development theory.
• Attend institutional and departmental meetings, workshops, and conferences to stay informed of updates and to share best practices.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by reflecting on advising effectiveness, engaging in assessment efforts, and integrating feedback.
• Collaborate with faculty and academic leadership to understand course sequencing, curricular revisions, and student learning outcomes to inform academic planning.
• Represent the advising team on college committees and taskforces as needed.
• Support student enrollment, retention and completion by participating in institutional, division, and department events and activities.

Required Competencies

• Mission, Vision & Values: Embraces the mission, vision and values of FRCC. Understands the importance of the work that you do to support institutional goals.
• Student Centeredness: Places the student at the center of your work. Adopts a philosophy that makes the ability to serve the student the cornerstone of the work that you do.
• Data Usage: Looks at the data within the department, paying particular attention to what the data shows about the department's performance and student impact. Works with the next level supervisor to brainstorm changes that can be implemented to improve a program or service that the department provides.
• Cultural Self-Awareness: Examines own beliefs and acknowledge own biases and how they have impacted or may impact the ability to serve students.
• Cultural Competence: Becomes knowledgeable about the ways to communicate and support students of other backgrounds. Changes approach to reflect the new learning.
• Equity Mindedness: Views department operations through an equity lens. Calls attention to processes that lead to inequity in serving students. Understands the College's equity goals and how your role supports FRCC's ability to achieve those goals.
• Operational Planning: Has an understanding and knowledge of the college's various strategic plans and understands how your work supports each of them. Understands the department's expectations to find proactive ways to support the goals of the department.
• Leading from the Middle: Leads from your position by not only closely examine your responsibilities for the department, but in bringing forward ideas to your supervisor the college should consider to be more student centered.
• Team Building: Participates in team building exercises and builds positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues both within the department and in other departments within the college.
• Collaboration: Works with colleagues across departments to further student engagement.

Qualifications

Required Education/Training & Work Experience:

• A Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience engaging students, clients and/or customers in a helping role.
• Proficiency learning and utilizing technology such as Microsoft Suite, Banner, and EAB Navigate.

Preferred Education/Training & Work Experience:

• Ability to communicate effectively in Spanish.

Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.

For information on Front Range Community College’s Security, including Clery Act/Crime Statistics for the campuses and surrounding area, view FRCC’s Annual Security Report (Download PDF reader).