College Administrators

To learn something about what the job of administrator entails, talk to your high school principal and superintendent. Also, interview administrators at colleges and universities. Many of their office phone numbers are listed in college directories. The e-mail addresses of the administrators of many different departments, from deans to registrars, are often published on college Web sites. You should also discuss the career with the college recruiters who visit your high school. Also, familiarize yourself with all the various aspects of running a college and university by looking at college student handbooks and course catalogs. Most handbooks list all the offices and administrators and how they assist students and faculty.

Check out blogs and podcasts (https://www.aacrao.org/resources/newsletters-blogs) that are offered by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, a nonprofit professional organization of higher education professionals, to learn more about college admissions and enrollment management topics.

Read Careers In Student Affairs: A Holistic Guide to Professional Development in Higher Education (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, 2017) to learn more about the field.