College dean vs co-chair

The differences between college deans and co-chairs can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a college dean and a co-chair. Additionally, a college dean has an average salary of $91,676, which is higher than the $89,374 average annual salary of a co-chair.

The top three skills for a college dean include colleges, scholarship and strategic plan. The most important skills for a co-chair are community outreach, alumni, and plan events.

College dean vs co-chair overview

	College Dean	Co-Chair
Yearly salary	$91,676	$89,374
Hourly rate	$44.08	$42.97
Growth rate	7%	7%
Number of jobs	1,862	2,878
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Average age	47	47
Years of experience	6	6

What does a college dean do?

College deans lead the faculty to achieve their goals in areas like teaching, scholarship, and service. They are the representatives of the colleges they oversee both internally and externally. Deans are in charge of reviewing curricular requests and instruction proposals and denying or approving them to ensure they meet the state and accreditation standards. Their job is to ensure that all records kept in their offices are accurate to make it easier to respond to academic concerns and seek resolution with the faculty.

What does a co-chair do?

A co-chair is responsible for supporting the duties and responsibilities under the supervision of a chair. Co-chairs help with the implementation of effective plans and programs that would benefit the organization. They handle fundraising events, marketing campaigns for promotional programs, audit reports, and evaluating the committee's suggestions and recommendations for its success. A co-chair must have excellent communication and leadership skills and critical-thinking on developing strategies to supervise meetings and events alongside the chair.

College dean vs co-chair salary

College deans and co-chairs have different pay scales, as shown below.

	College Dean	Co-Chair
Average salary	$91,676	$89,374
Salary range	Between $53,000 And $157,000	Between $22,000 And $349,000
Highest paying City	Bridgeport, CT	-
Highest paying state	Connecticut	-
Best paying company	Massasoit Community College	-
Best paying industry	Education	-

Differences between college dean and co-chair education

There are a few differences between a college dean and a co-chair in terms of educational background:

	College Dean	Co-Chair
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 71%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	University of Pennsylvania

College dean vs co-chair demographics

Here are the differences between college deans' and co-chairs' demographics:

	College Dean	Co-Chair
Average age	47	47
Gender ratio	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%	Male, 34.2% Female, 65.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.5% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 4.4% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 4.4% White, 66.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between college dean and co-chair duties and responsibilities

College dean example responsibilities.

Produce, manage and evaluate all budgetary and programmatic aspects of a comprehensive career service program for students and alumni.
Design new illustrations for children's literature using a Wacom tablet.
Authore ICT faculty handbooks and train faculty in effective implementation.
Work cooperatively with other offices and student groups in the implementation of various campus-wide multicultural activities and other major events.
Authore ICT faculty handbooks and train faculty in effective implementation.

Co-chair example responsibilities.

Develop leadership skills and communication skills to manage coordinates and officers, ensure everyone are motivated and organize.
Recruit potential new members to the fraternity including organizing events, liaising with Greek system leadership and educating new members
Plan agenda and co-le monthly PTA meetings.
Serve on state finance and compliance oversight committee.
Serve as co-creator of high school scholarship in memory of close friend.
Promote sorority events and open houses through mediums such as Facebook and banners.

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College dean vs co-chair skills

Common college dean skills

Colleges, 23%
Scholarship, 18%
Strategic Plan, 13%
Professional Development, 12%
Graduate Programs, 8%
Accreditation Standards, 5%

Common co-chair skills

Community Outreach, 16%
Alumni, 11%
Plan Events, 7%
Facebook, 6%
Professional Development, 6%
Student Organizations, 5%

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