Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Holyoke, CO - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 08-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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PROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Holyoke Community College (HCC) invites confidential applications and nominations for the position ofProvost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (Provost). This is an exceptional opportunity for a visionary compassionate and innovative leader to advance equitable student success and academic excellence at Massachusettss first two-year public institutionone of the Commonwealths most dynamic and community-centered colleges. The successful candidate will be a transformative student-centered leader who fosters collaboration and creativity in shaping the academic and student experience at a college deeply committed to access achievement and meaningful community impact.

Located in Holyoke Massachusetts HCC is the Commonwealths first two-year college. It began in 1946 as the city-sponsored Holyoke Junior College. Today HCC a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) since 2016 is housed on a multi-million-dollar 135-acre campus equipped with state-of-the-art technology in specialized learning fiscal year 2024 HCC enrolled 7391credit and non-credit students. The college offers a range of recreational and cultural activities including sports programs and music festivals for both students and community members. HCCs strongest assets continue to be an innovative spirit a sincere concern for students and a commitment to strive for even greater success.

Reporting to the President the Provost serves as chief academic and student affairs officer. The Provost provides strategic leadership in the planning development implementation and assessment of educational offerings academic programs student learning outcomes enrollment management and student support services. The Provost works closely with the President and the college community to implement the College Strategic Vision using evidence-based data for student success and retention.

Some of the required qualifications for the next Provost include:

An earned terminal degree from an accredited university
Demonstrated effective leadership in areas such as academic planning program development advising student orientation student mental health and behavioral support disability services first-year experience veterans services and student life/government preferably at a community college
Experience collaborating with workforce development programs and an understanding of the intersection of workforce and academic programs and initiatives such as the non-credit to-credit pipeline
A distinguished record of teaching preferably in higher education scholarship and collegiate service with a thorough knowledge of higher education principles practices and future trends. A successful track record of earning promotion and tenure

To Apply

To ensure full consideration completed applications are due by December 19 2025. Candidates are asked to review theExecutive Search Profileto understand the unique opportunities and qualifications for this position.

You will be required to submit a current resume a cover letter addressing the position and the contact information forthreeprofessional references(nameemail phone number and relationship to you). PleaseclicktheApplyNowbutton to submit your application.

We encourage you to contactMr. Jesse Thompson Senior Consultant at or Dr. Levy Brown Senior Consultant at or via email to . All inquiries will remain confidential.

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Executive Search ProfileExecutive Search ProfileInstitution WebsiteOverviewPROVOST AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRSHolyoke Community College (HCC) invites confidential applications and nominations for the position ofProvost and Vice President for Academic Affairs (Provost). This is an excepti...