Job Description

Posting Number:

201101482P

Job Title:

Curriculum Operations Manager

Location:

Texas Township Campus

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full Time

Pay Rate:

$54,750 minimum per year. Starting rate is determined by education and relevant years of experience beyond the minimum requirements.

Position Type:

Staff

Department:

Admissions, Registration & Records

Job Summary:

Do you have a passion for managing processes and working behind the scenes to ensure excellence? Are you looking for a way to combine your customer service, collaboration and technical skills? If so, Kalamazoo Valley Community College is seeking internal candidates for this opportunity, so please read on.



The

Curriculum Operations Manager

monitors, creates and maintains the college's program and course catalog, oversees the compilation of course offerings by department and contributes to the college curriculum process.

Essential Job Functions

Works with Instructional Deans and the Office of the Provost to lead the college curriculum process from concept through approvals encompassing credit and non-credit offerings, including collaboration with sponsoring faculty and related departments. Processes documentation and reviews and recommends updates to processes and procedures including maintaining and leading the usage of student information system and college catalog and course scheduling software. Maintains general academic offering guidelines and grids, meta-analytics, program pathway maps and master syllabi for new and continuing courses in alignment with program requirements and state and federal regulatory and accreditation requirements. Creates and maintains course and program information in multiple software systems, assigns appropriate codes and program course prerequisites and maintains consistent taxonomy for credit and non credit courses. Assists with monitoring curriculum changes that require accreditation notification and/or approval. Reviews course schedules and listings and analyzes and determines appropriate room use and inventory in collaboration with instructional operations. Reviews consistency of course strategy and credit hours and develops or delegates the development of meta-level schedule prep. Assists with and ensures timely creation, alteration, and inactivation of curriculums in conjunction with faculty and key stakeholders, updates and maintains master syllabi file and serves as the primary repository for the college's historical record of credit and non-credit courses and board-approved programs. Collaborates to create, prepare and upload the academic calendar into the student information system including module action dates and the academic class schedule for student registration and conducts audits to ensure regulatory compliance. Prepares, edits and publishes college schedule and electronic college catalog including academic maps and transfer program guides and serves as administrator of catalog management system software for electronic publication. Oversees the functional use of electronic degree audit and academic planning tools. Supports, recommends and participates in articulation processes.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of the institution's physical facilities. Knowledge of higher education standards. Skill in interpreting institutional, state, and federal regulations. Skill in maintaining and developing databases. Skill in collaborating with others. Skill in the use of computers and software applications related to the essential functions of the job. Skill in effective verbal and written communication. Ability to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other personnel and the public.

Minimum Qualifications:

Appropriate education, training, experience and talents are required. An example of this would be a bachelors degree in a related field and four (4) years of experience.

Preferred Qualifications and Experience:

Physical Demands:

Work Hours:

Core business hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Posting Date

10/27/2025

Closing Date:

11/02/2025

Special Instructions to Applicants:

Only current Kalamazoo Valley employees are eligible to apply to this internal posting.



Internal Applicants: Please apply online at jobs.kvcc.edu

EEO Statement

As an employer, Kalamazoo Valley encourages, welcomes, and fosters differences because we believe that diversity makes us great. It is the policy of Kalamazoo Valley Community College not to discriminate on the basis of race (including traits associated with race such as hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion, color, national origin/ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, age, height, weight, familial status, veteran status, marital status, citizenship, or any other status or characteristic protected by law, in its programs, services, employment or activities. All qualified applicants will be given equal opportunity and consideration for employment; please consider joining us as we empower all to learn, grow and thrive.Prior to a job offer, candidates will be required to complete a criminal record background check. For some positions, a credit history investigation will also be required. Information gathered will be used for job-related purposes to the extent permitted by applicable law and will not result in an automatic disqualification from an employment opportunity.