One of the oldest community colleges in California, MJC has two main campuses in the city of Modesto and serves more than 18,000 day and evening students each semester.
Located near the city of Sonora in the wooded Sierra Nevada foothills, Columbia College is a primary resource of adult learning for residents throughout the Mother Lode region.
The Yosemite Community College District Chancellor and the Chancellor Search Committee invite applications of interest for the position of Chancellor of Yosemite Community College District.
The Chancellor of Yosemite Community College District is responsible for and directs the operation of the institution through subordinate instructional and operational administrators. The Chancellor has full authority to administer and manage the District and participates in policy and operational decisions of the District.
Desired qualifications include:
Application Deadline is Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at 11:59pm
All inquiries/applicants who express interest must apply via the District's online
recruitment portal and are strictly confidential.
Yosemite Community College District is an Equal Employment Opportunity institution.
Role of the Search Committee?
The Search Committee's role includes assistance in identifying and encouraging candidates to apply for the position. The Committee selects Semifinal Candidates. The Committee develops Semifinal Candidate interview questions and interviews Semifinalists. The Board of Trustees of Yosemite Community College District has ultimate hiring authority for the Chancellor and negotiates the Successful Candidate's employment contract.
What will the Search Committee and the Human Resources do to ensure a diverse candidate pool?
Yosemite Community College District is committed to identifying a diverse pool of candidates. Human Resources will cast a wide net by utilizing it's various advertising resources to ensure a rich diverse applicant pool.
How will we know how the search is progressing?
This is a confidential search process. Confidentiality ensures the integrity of the search and provides the greatest flexibility in attracting the widest range of qualified candidates for the position. Please refer periodically to the Yosemite Community College District website for any updates.
The work of the Search Committee is also confidential and Search Committee members will not be able to share details of their meetings and discussions, but will respectfully refer inquiries to this website.
What opportunities will there be to provide feedback on Final Candidates?
Final Candidate interviews will include a variety of activities and meetings with constituent group representatives.
Where is the position being advertised?
The Chronicle of Higher Education - online version only
Inside Higher Ed
EDJOIN
Diverse Issues in Higher Education
ACCCA - Association of California Community College Administrators
HigherEdjobs.com
LinkedIn.com
Indeed.com
National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education
CCC Registry
YCCD website
The Committee will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, genetic information or veteran status when making screening or selection decisions.
It is the policy of Yosemite Community College District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability in its educational programs and its employment practices.
The Yosemite Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of Yosemite Community College District (Modesto Junior College and Columbia College) not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or disability in its educational programs and its employment practices.
YCCD BP 3410 Nondiscrimination can be found here.
Committee Members are responsible and accountable for their personal and professional actions as they carry out their search committee assignments.
Information pertaining to the employee selection process is confidential. Discussion of committee deliberations and determinations with anyone other than fellow committee members and authorized administrators is considered professionally unethical.
Committee members should present any relationship/knowledge of an applicant to the committee for complete disclosure. If by virtue of a current or former friendship or other association with an applicant, a committee member cannot consider all applicants fairly and impartially, the member should not participate in the selection proceedings.
An employee may not initiate or participate in any institutional decision involving a direct benefit to a member or members of his/her immediate family (Board Policy 7310), including serving as the immediate supervisor. Such involvements include, but are not limited to, participating in recommendations regarding initial employment, retention, or promotion.
| Name | Title | Representative |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Richards | Trustee - Area 3 | Committee Chair |
| Don Davis | Trustee - Area 1 | Committee Member |
| Antonio Aguilar | Trustee - Area 7 | Committee Member |
| Name | Position Title | Constituent Group |
|---|---|---|
| Tracy Gillman | Accounting Analyst | CSEA |
| Amanda Cannon | Senior Research Analyst | Classified Senate - Modesto Junior College |
| TBD | Classified Senate - Columbia College | |
| TBD | LTAC | |
| TBD | LTAC | |
| Erin Black | Professor of Psychology | YFA |
| TBD | Academic Senate - Modesto Junior College | |
| Nathan Rien | Athletic Director / Professor of Health and Human Performance | Academic Senate - Columbia College |
| TBD | Community Representative - Columbia College | |
| TBD | Community Representative - Modesto Junior College | |
| TBD | YCCD Student Body |
CSEA - California School Employees Association
LTAC - Leadership Team Advisory Council
YFA - Yosemite Faculty Association
