CCNY appoints Ramón De Los Santos Assistant VP of Student Affairs

Ramón De Los Santos, a veteran administrator with expertise in increasing student enrollment, retention and success, is The City College of New York’s new Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs. He joins CCNY from CUNY’s LaGuardia Community College where he served with distinction as director of the Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP) and, later, as Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs.

“As director of ASAP, Dr. De Los Santos was, within the first three years, able to increase the three-year graduation rate of this population, as well as to expand the program from 800 students to over 3,600,” said Celia P. Lloyd, CCNY Vice President of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. “This opportunity at CCNY provides a new platform to align his life’s mission of nurturing student success with comprehensive support services throughout their college career.“

De Los Santos has spent the last 20 years of his professional life working in higher education, where he’s had the privilege of supporting students’ educational goals in various capacities.

Prior to his near decade-long service at LaGuardia CC, he was a founding member of Guttman Community College/CUNY, where he spent close to three years as Associate Director of the Academic Achievement Office. In that role he was responsible for coordinating educational support, counseling assistance and academic/transfer advisement for students. Before Guttman, De Los Santos worked at Hostos Community College/CUNY for eleven years in various capacities, including facilitator at the Academic Learning Center, Executive Assistant for the Hostos Center for the Arts & Culture, and lastly, as Assistant Director for New Student Advisement & Retention Services. 

His professional affiliations include membership in the National Academic Advising Association, the National Association of Colleges and Employers, and the Student Affairs Professionals in Higher Education. 

De Los Santos is a graduate of Hostos Community College/CUNY (Associate’s Degree, liberal arts); Baruch College (BA, business administration); Queens College (MA, urban affairs); and Rochester, New York’s St. John Fisher University (D.ED., executive leadership).

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