Where an admissions coordinator can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an admissions coordinator already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Admissions coordinators are in charge of the students' applications and admissions to a (private) school, college or university. They assess possible future students' qualifications and subsequently approve or deny their application, based on the regulations and desires set by the board of directors and the school administration. They also assist the accepted students in their enrollment in the programme and courses of their choice.
Also known as coordinator of student admissions, admissions officer, admissions coordinator in education, college admissions coordinator, admissions coordinator in university, coordinator of admissions, school admissions coordinator, university admissions coordinator, student admissions coordinator, student admissions officer.
Professionals 25 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: education administrator, 41%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
Table 2 · A bigger jump
Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.
Table 3 · What the job itself asks for
An admissions coordinator needs 8 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.
- assist students with their enrolment management skills
- provide information on education financing communication, collaboration and creativity
- provide information on school services assisting and caring
- manage student admissions management skills
- provide education management support management skills
- identify education needs management skills
- assessment processes education
- assess students management skills
Table 4 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an admissions coordinator does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
- headteacher 66% covered · difficulty 31.7
- education administrator 42% covered · difficulty 51.7
- academic support officer 42% covered · difficulty 52.8
- student financial support coordinator 42% covered · difficulty 51.4
- educational counsellor 39% covered · difficulty 54.3
- academic advisor 39% covered · difficulty 54.6
- career guidance advisor 39% covered · difficulty 54.6
- international student exchange coordinator 37% covered · difficulty 55.3
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How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an admissions coordinator’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.