Director, Dallas College Transfer ASAP (Grant-Funded)

About the role

This role is critical to advancing Dallas College's mission of helping students persist, graduate, and successfully transfer to a four‑year university. The Director leads a transformative, grant‑funded initiative focused on supporting full‑time, Pell‑eligible students through comprehensive academic, career, financial, and transfer services, helping remove barriers and improve long‑term student success. The Director will shape the success of a high‑profile, four‑year institutional initiative by building and scaling a student support model that directly influences retention, degree completion, and transfer outcomes. Through leadership of staff, university partnerships, grant operations, and student success strategies, this position will have a measurable impact on hundreds of students and contribute to Dallas College's broader completion and workforce goals. This is a unique opportunity to build something from the ground up. The Director will lead the implementation and growth of the Transfer ASAP program, influence institutional strategy, collaborate with senior leaders and university partners, and bring innovative student success practices to scale. For someone passionate about access, equity, transfer success, and data‑informed leadership, this role provides the chance to make a lasting difference in students' lives while leading a highly visible initiative. Position / Job Summary: Director, Dallas College Transfer ASAP provides strategic leadership for a comprehensive, grant‑funded student success initiative designed to improve persistence, associate degree completion, and successful transfer outcomes for full‑time, Pell‑eligible Dallas County students. Grounded in Guided Pathways and evidence‑based student success practices, the role leads implementation of a high‑touch, case‑managed model that integrates advising, transfer planning, career support, academic assistance, financial support, and student engagement. Reporting to the Dean, Pathway Success – the Director advances institutional transfer and completion goals by overseeing program operations, staff leadership, grant compliance, assessment, budget management, and cross‑functional partnerships with college departments and university partners. The Director will guide the development and implementation of the four‑year grant initiative, ensuring the program is launched effectively, scaled responsibly, and sustained through strong operational structures, data‑informed continuous improvement, and alignment with Dallas College priorities.