Also called: Director of Alumni Engagement
Keeps graduates connected to their college through events, reunions, and networking.
An alumni director plans homecoming, runs reunion weekends, launches mentoring programs between grads and students, and works with fundraisers to build donor ties.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 6 years after high school. Bachelor's plus experience in events, marketing, or fundraising.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Communications, Marketing, Higher Education Administration.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Tracks fundraising and relations work.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI personalizes emails and event promotion; reunions, homecoming and alumni relationships stay human.
Classes: Business, Speech, Journalism.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-2033.
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