Overview
Program Assistant – Admissions Jobs in Ellensburg, USA at Central Washington University
Central Washington University is recruiting a Program Assistant to join our Admissions team in Ellensburg, Washington. This role is an important member of our team as they enhance the vision for the University. The role is a campus-based position, which means you get to see the lives you are impacting. We’re offering a competitive salary plus the awesome CWU benefits.
Who we are:
We are a team of individuals committed to Changing Students’ Lives. No matter what job, each of us plays a part in supporting and empowering our students to fulfill their dreams.
Working in higher education provides career growth and career choice. Think of a university campus like a mini city, operating across 380 acres. You’ll find diverse academics, libraries, athletics and sporting events, full service and quick serve dining, conferences and events from small to large, recreation centers, housing, health services, police and public safety for the campus population of ~8,300 students.
Central Washington University has been named a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Top Producing Institution for the academic year. In addition, for seven out of eight years, CWU was a recipient of the prestigious Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine. Rent Cafe has also named CWU #13 of the Top 20 Best College Towns in the U.S. in 2025.
Come join us on our journey to encourage, inspire, and create spaces where all identities thrive on campus.
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What we offer:
Our investment in you begins the day you join our team, a healthy and successful future for you is important to us. We offer medical, dental, life and disability insurance, retirement and optional savings plans, tuition assistance for you and your dependents, discounts across town, an employee assistance program for individualized counseling, and a wellness incentive program. Learn more:
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The Role:
This position evaluates student applicants for admissibility based upon the Higher Education Coordinating Board, university policies, and the evaluation and interpretation of academic transcripts. They are responsible for the creation, maintenance, storage space and dissemination of permanent application records. They will provide customer service to the public, students, faculty, and staff in response to inquiries regarding the admissions process. Admissions Employees directly affect the vision, mission, and values of Central Washington University by creating and promoting a welcoming environment where students, faculty, and staff feel supported and by promoting access and opportunity for all students.
All employees are expected to uphold and contribute to CWU’s vision, mission, and values, fostering a culture of student success and institutional excellence.
Job Duties
– Run admissions statistical reports and batch process reports.
– Merge and print letters daily with CSV data files
– Open, sort, and disseminate incoming mail.
– Perform other office duties such as filing (including quarterly file relocation), faxing, copying, and maintaining supplies.
– Responsible for providing excellent customer service to prospective and current students, their parents and the general public.
– Interpret and apply policies and technical procedures regarding admissions, records, and billing receivables for student academic files.
– Following university policies and procedures, process prospective, pre applicant, new and former student applications for admissions utilizing institutional software.
– Determine admissibility through review of Admissions Index, CADR’s, GPA, and receipt of required documents.
– Following HECB standards, determine if core requirements have been met for all incoming applicants through evaluation of high school and college transcripts.
– Calculate cumulative GPAs.
– Prioritize workload.
– Initiation and distribute appropriate correspondence daily to students.
– Research and respond using problem solving skills to inquiries on the phone, in person, via email, and standard mail convening the application/admissions process.
– Each program assistant is…
Title: Program Assistant – Admissions
Company: Central Washington University
Location: Ellensburg, USA
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