Higher Education Recruitment
Higher education recruitment forms the cornerstone of our services at Excelon Associates. Our expansive candidate network and substantial client base rank among the largest in the industry. Both job seekers and higher education institutions trust us for their diverse and complex staffing requirements, including executive recruitment for colleges and universities.
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Institutions and Careers We Serve
Who We Help
- Colleges and Universities
- Community Colleges
- Vocational and Technical Schools
- Skilled-Trade Schools
- Proprietary and For-Profit Education
- Charter Schools and K-12 Organizations
- Online and Distance Learning Platforms
- Educational Technology (EdTech)
- E-Learning Organizations
- Nonprofit Educational Institutions
Careers
- Presidents and Chancellors
- Provosts and Academic VPs
- Administrative Vice Presidents
- Deans (All Disciplines)
- Department Chairs
- Directors of Admissions and Financial Aid
- Registrars
- Directors of Student Affairs
- Human Resources and Compliance Directors
- Nursing and Allied Health Program Directors
- Simulation and Clinical Education Directors
- EdTech and OPM Leadership
25+ Years of Higher Education Recruitment
Excelon Associates has over 25 years of experience delivering customized on-campus recruitment strategies and solutions for executive and administrative positions within the higher education industry. Our company has a rich history in this market segment and has developed long-standing relationships with key stakeholders across institutions of every size and type.
Through decades of trial and error, success and failure, our recruiters have developed real-world higher education recruitment experience that cannot be replicated. Colleges, universities, and trade schools utilize our services because we stay true to our word and put the interests of our clients above everything else.
Higher education was our original service market, and it remains the area of deepest expertise for our firm. View all service markets or submit a position to get started.
What Sets Our Higher Education Practice Apart
Our Original and Deepest Market
Higher education is not a secondary practice area for us. It is where Excelon Associates was founded and where our relationships, knowledge, and candidate networks run deepest. We understand academic culture, shared governance, accreditation pressures, and the hiring timelines institutions actually work with.
Former Nurses on Our Team
Our healthcare education practice is staffed by former nurses who are now full-time recruiters. We understand the difference between a nursing program director who manages paperwork and one who builds clinical infrastructure that allows a program to grow. That credibility matters when evaluating candidates for CCNE and ACEN-accredited programs.
Passive Candidates First
The best higher education leaders are rarely applying to job boards. We identify and approach high performers in their current roles, giving our clients access to candidates that institution-only postings and general job boards will never reach.
Every Search Fully Indexed on Google
We proactively market every search opportunity online and ensure full Google indexing of all active campaigns at no extra cost to our clients. Our SEO positioning extends candidate reach well beyond the pools available to institutions posting jobs on their own.
Retained Search Across the Higher Education Spectrum
Whether you are hiring a president, a nursing program director, a dean of admissions, or a campus director, Excelon Associates applies the same retained search discipline to every engagement.
Presidents, Chancellors, and Provosts
Excelon Associates places senior institutional leaders at public and private universities, community colleges, and career schools. Our executive higher education searches are confidential, thorough, and built around a deep understanding of what boards and search committees need from a president or provost.
Academic Leadership Across All Disciplines
We place deans across every academic discipline including health sciences, nursing, business, education, engineering, liberal arts, law, and fine arts. Our department chair searches cover both tenure-track academic appointments and administrative leadership roles with faculty development responsibilities.
CCNE and ACEN Accredited Program Leadership
Nursing program directors, directors of clinical education, simulation directors, clinical placement managers, and department chairs in physical therapy, physician assistant studies, dental hygiene, and respiratory therapy. Our former-nurse recruiters screen candidates with a level of clinical context most firms cannot match.
Directors, Registrars, and Student Affairs
We place directors of admissions, directors of financial aid, registrars, directors of student affairs, and enrollment management directors at colleges, universities, and career schools. Our candidates come from both traditional four-year institutions and non-traditional education environments.
Fields We Recruit Across
Our higher education practice covers faculty and administrative recruitment across a comprehensive range of academic disciplines.
Allied Health and Nursing
- Nursing
- Physical Therapy
- Physician Assistant
- Dental Hygiene
- Respiratory Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- Healthcare Administration
- Public Health
Business Schools
- Business Administration
- Accounting and Finance
- Marketing and Sales
- Entrepreneurship
- Human Resources
- International Business
- Information Systems
- Hotel and Restaurant Management
Education Programs
- Teacher Education
- Educational Leadership
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Counselor Education
- Educational Psychology
- Special Education
- Adult and Distance Education
- Instructional Technology
Skilled Trades and Vocational
- Automotive Technology
- Construction and Building Trades
- Culinary Arts
- Cosmetology
- Crane Operations
- Fire Science
- Medical Assisting
- Surgical Technology
STEM Programs
- Mechanical Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Computer Science
- Data Science
- Information Technology
Arts and Sciences
- English and Literature
- History and Political Science
- Psychology and Sociology
- Social Work
- Criminal Justice
- Foreign Languages
- Philosophy and Religious Studies
- Ethnic and Gender Studies
Latest Higher Education Search Campaigns
Every search we conduct is fully indexed on Google and actively promoted across our distribution network at no extra cost to our clients.
Attributes We Screen For
Excelon Associates investigates and thoroughly interviews every candidate we submit. We delve into each applicant's background going back ten years across four dimensions.
Intellectual Capability
- Intelligence
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Ability to Learn
- Absorptive Capacity
Interpersonal Effectiveness
- Communication Skills
- Social Awareness
- Social Judgment
- Persuasion and Negotiation
- Collaboration Skills
Organizational Acumen
- Business Acumen
- Finance Management Skills
- Organizational Management
- Global Networking Skills
Leadership Vision
- Systems-Level Awareness
- Visioning Skills
- Complex Problem Solving
- Organizational Change Skills
- Innovation and Adaptability
Higher Education Recruitment Questions Answered
Excelon Associates recruits for public and private universities, community colleges, vocational and technical schools, online learning platforms, proprietary schools, K-12 organizations, charter schools, and educational technology companies. Higher education is our original and deepest service market.
We place presidents, chancellors, provosts, academic and administrative vice presidents, deans, department chairs, directors of admissions, directors of financial aid, registrars, human resources directors, compliance officers, and a wide range of senior administrative and faculty leadership roles across higher education.
Yes. Excelon Associates has deep expertise in nursing and allied health program leadership recruitment, placing nursing program directors, directors of clinical education, simulation directors, and department chairs in physical therapy, physician assistant studies, dental hygiene, and respiratory therapy at CCNE and ACEN accredited programs nationwide. Our team includes former nurses who are now full-time healthcare recruiters.
Higher education was Excelon Associates' founding service market in 2007. With over 25 years of combined experience in this sector, our team has developed deep institutional relationships and a candidate network among the largest in the industry.
Yes. We recruit for skilled-trade schools, proprietary education organizations, career colleges, and vocational programs, placing campus directors, associate campus directors, directors of admissions, and other senior leadership roles across the United States.
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Excelon Associates places presidents, deans, nursing program directors, and senior administrators at colleges, universities, and trade schools nationwide. Higher education is our founding service market. Retained search since 2007.