Imagine doing the best work of your career in a place where your efforts advance lives and empower communities. Where a shared passion for education and student achievement guides every decision. That’s what awaits when you join the High School Equivalency Academy team. Get ready to transform futures, including your own.

How You Can Impact:

As the Executive Director of the High School Equivalency (HSE) Academy, nonprofit organization dedicated to impacting the lives of non-high school graduates in our communities, you will plan, organize, and lead HSE program operations in accordance with all applicable regulatory, governmental, and accreditation requirements. Provide leadership in the administration of the policies and procedures for new student enrollments, student retention, HSE matriculations, and educational/support staff. Manage the operations, budget, and performance objectives to ensure achievement of Foundation and program goals. Serves as a member of the Leadership Team for strategic planning, fiscal management, resource development, community relations, and policy setting.  

• Leads, plans, directs, and administers the HSE Academy Program’s annual goals and objectives, and budgets for four campus’ operations.


• Develops and executes a plan that implements HSE Academy Program-wide strategic initiatives for the instructional program, student support services, staff development, and facilities.


• Works collaboratively with the Executive Director, Philanthropy and the Director, Foundations and Community Relations to develop public awareness, and partnerships, and support philanthropic endeavors within the communities.


• Ensures the HSE Academy program meets projected enrollment, attendance, completion, awarding of HSE certificate of passing, and program performance goals. 


• Responsible for collaborative communications with campus and administration leadership to provide a summary of the progressions and trends of the HSE Academy student population and faculty.


• Oversees HSE Academy faculty and ensures tracking of HSE Academy student progress, tracking of Personal Responsibility Plan (PRP) student progress, and monitoring of testing at each campus. 

Who You Are: 

The ideal candidate has a minimum of three to five years' experience in an administrative level position with appropriate/equivalent industry concerned with academic and career development administration, practices and services, and fiscal and operations management. 

• Minimum three to five years progressive leadership experience in post-secondary education or high school equivalency operations. Recent experience in campus operations preferred.


• Two years of management experience. Nonprofit management experience preferred.


• One year of admissions experience in post-secondary education preferred.


• Knowledge of official HSE testing procedures including eligibility requirements, test development, measurement principles, and methods.


• Experience with a Student Information System (SIS) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system preferred.


• Bachelor’s degree in education, business administration, student affairs, or related field required.

About HSE Academy:

HSE Academy serves the primary mission of the American Career College Educational Foundation (ACCEF), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit with the roots that go back more than 20 years, to provide learning that elevates the lives of non-high school graduates by helping them earn their high school certificate. We are solely dedicated to helping prepare students to successfully pass the California High School Equivalency Test (HiSET), which includes five tests over two days in writing, social studies, science, mathematics and reading. HSE Academy offers a high-quality preparation and testing program at no cost to our students, with live and virtual classes provided three times per day to accommodate students’ work and family schedules. Through our HSE Academy and scholarship support, we offer a second chance to help students expand their career options or higher education opportunities. The program is offered online and at campus locations in Anaheim, Los Angeles, Ontario, and Santa Ana. 

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