Advisor at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque, NM

Compensation:

$48,007 - $60,008

Compensation Type:

Salary

Employment Type:

Regular

Grade:

Position Summary

The Advisor is a professional who provides guidance, advice, and expertise in a specific field or industry-related to a student's course work at CNM and other institutions. The Advisor helps promote the mission of the college, encouraging academic achievement, and providing support to students in making informed educational decisions. Advisors specialize in several areas such as financial planning, career development, academic advising, legal matters, or business strategy. You will collaborate with multiple programs aimed at enhancing CNM enrollment, student retention, and success and undertakes responsibilities that directly impact enrollment, persistence, retention, and graduation rates. The Advisor plays a role in student retention efforts by identifying at-risk students, providing interventions, and connecting students with support services to address academic and personal challenges.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides academic advisement and coaching for credit and non-credit programs.

• Maintains knowledge and skills of advisement-related best practices as well as institutional, state, and national higher education policies and practices—learning and applying changes as they occur.

• Provides career exploration and connection to CNM and community career resources.

• Shares CNM resources to facilitate student persistence and success.

• Provides targeted outreach to coach students toward their goals; remains on the educational path at CNM; and promotes student retention, graduation, and transfer.

• Monitors and documents student academic progress, including support to students at risk of not being retained.

• Implements advisement strategies to achieve and improve institutional standards related to enrollment, persistence, retention, graduation, and transfer.

• Supports student satisfaction by engaging with students in a variety of ways to meet individual student needs.

• Assists with projects, collaboration, and communication with other departments, divisions, and community partners.

• Work may be performed at multiple locations to support department needs.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND Two (2) years of advisement or related experience

Preferences:

• Bilingual
• Experience working at a Community College

Best Consideration Date: 05/29/26

Department: EMSS

Cover letter and resume are required to be considered for this position.

EEO STATEMENT:

As an EEO employer, Central New Mexico Community College will not discriminate in our employment practices based on an applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, serious medical condition or status as a protected veteran or spousal affiliation. Central New Mexico Community College hires only U.S. citizens and individuals lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.