The Wofford College Office of Admission invites applications for the position of admission counselor. The individual will develop and manage a recruitment territory, conduct information sessions, and evaluate applications for admission. This is a full-time, salaried position that requires ten weeks of travel, numerous weekends, and extended hours.

Responsibilities 

Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:  

• Represent the college to students, parents, alumni, and high school counselors in various settings.   

• Counsel prospective students and parents through the college search process. 

• Plan and implement an effective recruitment strategy for assigned geographic territory. 

• Execute 10 weeks of combined fall and spring recruitment travel within assigned geographic territory.  

• Evaluate applications and participate in the selection process. 

• Conduct on-campus information sessions for both large and small groups; assist with other on-campus recruitment and yield activities. 

• Other duties as assigned by the director of admission. 

ABOUT WOFFORD COLLEGE

Wofford College, established in 1854, is a private liberal arts residential college located a few blocks north of downtown Spartanburg, South Carolina. Wofford offers 27 major fields of study to a student body of nearly 1,800 undergraduates and is nationally known for the strength of its academic program, outstanding faculty, and study abroad participation. Wofford is home to one of the nation’s 290 Phi Beta Kappa chapters. The college community supports 19 NCAA Division I athletics teams and numerous student organizations, including honor societies, professional organizations, faith-based organizations, Greek life, and club sports.

SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA

Spartanburg is located in upstate South Carolina, 30 miles east of Greenville, South Carolina, an hour from Charlotte, North Carolina, and three hours east of Atlanta, Georgia. Historic Charleston and the South Carolina coast are three hours away, and Wofford sits an hour south of the artistic, culinary hub of Asheville, North Carolina. Spartanburg is a growing, diverse community that supports six college and university campuses along with numerous civic arts and cultural associations. It became the first city in South Carolina to join the Government Alliance on Race and Equity and, in 2012, became one of five cities nationally to participate in the 10-year Wellville program, a national nonprofit initiative dedicated to improving equitable well-being in U.S. cities. Spartanburg and Wofford partner on multiple community equity initiatives, including the Northside Initiative, which has brought together a diverse group of citizens to revitalize a neighborhood in ways that don’t reproduce the harm of earlier urban renewal programs.

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