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
The Catalog & Curriculum Coordinator supports the Director of Academic Services by administering essential curriculum and academic program processes that ensure accuracy, compliance, and alignment with institutional and system-wide standards. This role reviews program approvals and renewals within Colorado Community College System (CCCS) platforms, supports the development, submission, and monitoring of the Perkins plan, and coordinates the annual catalog production process. By managing catalog timelines in alignment with our Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), the coordinator ensures catalog revisions are aligned with the FRCC Curriculum file, approved program submissions, and Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements (STAA)/Degrees with Designation (DwDs). This work directly supports FRCC’s strategic goals by maintaining curricular integrity, strengthening academic pathways, supporting student transfer and workforce readiness, and ensuring institutional compliance and transparency.
This position may be based at either the Westminster Campus or the Boulder County Campus, after a training period at the Westminster Campus. Additionally, this position does have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally but does require a strong on-campus presence and will need to travel to all three FRCC campuses occasionally.
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: $51,741-$54,328 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 May 10. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions.
The selection process for the Catalog & Curriculum Coordinator will be conducted through a competitive, merit-based evaluation of all qualified applicants. Preliminary screening will be based on the 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 position.
Primary Duties
• Coordinate and facilitate cross-functional collaboration to manage academic catalog timelines, revisions, and digital publication.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with FRCC and CCCS standards, aligning with program approval requirements, Statewide Transfer Articulation Agreements (STAAs), and Degrees with Designation (DwDs), while supporting student success and FRCC’s mission through a service-oriented approach.
• Review and maintain alignment across web content, catalog materials, and external sites for new and revised academic programs.
• Manage the archiving of academic catalogs in partnership with the Office of the Registrar.
• Review and analyze data and present findings to leadership.
• Maintain and update Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) and Eligible Training Provider List (ETPL) program information on the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment website to ensure program eligibility remains current and all required statistical data is entered for reporting purposes.
• Monitor curriculum changes, including additions, revisions, and deletions, initiated by FRCC or other CCCS colleges, and communicate updates to the relevant academic disciplines and programs.
• Maintain and update the FRCC Catalog, Curriculum File, and Ad Astra Pathways to ensure alignment with Degree Check, Navigate, and the CCCS Banner system in response to curriculum changes.
• Research and analyze curriculum changes, preparing reports, and presenting findings to leadership as requested. Provide curriculum expertise or college initiatives, such as the Colorado College Handbook, and serve on committees, subcommittees, and working groups such as the
• Curriculum Committee, Internal Curriculum Subcommittee, Graduation/Transfer Processes & Systems Team (GPS), and CTE Academy.
• Prepare summaries of certificate requirements to support improvements to the Auto Confer process. Provide updates regarding certificate options to the Department of Data Science and Institutional • Research (DSIR) and the Office of the Registrar for processing.
• Crosstrain to support the Director of Academic Services and the broader Academic Services team across a range of functions. Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, assisting faculty and academic deans with program renewals and revisions; preparing and reviewing documentation for submission to CCCS, the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), and other state, federal, and accrediting bodies; providing training and guidance on Perkins grant requirements; and collaborating with fiscal teams to ensure appropriate use of funds, accurate allocation, and compliance with FRCC policies, CCCS procedures, and Perkins grant specifications, in support of student success and institutional excellence.
Required Competencies
• Technology Savvy: Experience using virtual meeting & collaboration platforms (e.g., Webex, Microsoft Teams, Zoom) and all Microsoft Office applications.
• Facilitation & Research Skills: Apply strong research and analytical skills to identify discrepancies, evaluate information, and facilitate stakeholder discussions to achieve appropriate resolutions.
• Project Prioritization & Flexibility: Effectively manage multiple concurrent projects independently and collaboratively, prioritizing tasks while adapting to shifting priorities.
• Quality Communicator & Attention to Detail: Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication, organizational, and technology skills to communicate effectively within complex organizations.
• Quality Presentation & Training Skills: Effectively deliver one-on-one and large-group presentations, including training sessions, to diverse audiences.
• 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: Willing to examine own beliefs and acknowledge own biases and how they have impacted or may impact the ability to serve students.
• Cultural Competence: Recognize the need to become knowledgeable about the ways to communicate and support students of other backgrounds. Change approach to reflect the new learning.
• Equity Mindedness: Learn to view department operations through an equity lens. Be willing to call attention to processes that lead to inequity in serving students. Understand the College's equity goals and how your role supports FRCC's ability to achieve those goals.
• Operational Planning: Have an understanding and knowledge of the college's various strategic plans and understand how your work supports each of them. Understand the department's expectations to find proactive ways to support the goals of the department.
• Leading from the Middle: Lead from your position by not only closely examining your responsibilities for the department, but in bringing forward ideas to your supervisor the college should consider to be more student centered.
• Team Building: Participate in team-building exercises and strive to build positive and collaborative relationships with colleagues both within the department and in other departments within the college.
• Collaboration: Willingness to work with colleagues across departments to further student engagement.
Qualifications
REQUIRED EDUCATION/TRAINING & WORK EXPERIENCE:
• Associate degree and two years of experience working in college curriculum, academic programming, or databases/catalog publication processes in higher education.
OR
• Bachelor’s degree and demonstrated experience working in college curriculum, academic programming, or databases/catalog publication processes in higher education.
• Knowledge of higher education policies and procedures, including the importance of adhering to established processes.
• Prior project administration experience with the ability to take an idea from planning through implementation, including outlining project steps, developing timelines, and clearly communicating project processes.
• Experience using virtual meeting & collaboration platforms (e.g., Webex, Microsoft Teams, Zoom) and all Microsoft Office applications.
Company Description:
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.
