The Office of Academic Affairs (OAA) is responsible for the instructional activities, educational programs and various academic support programs at the College.  These include classroom teaching and learning, academic advisement of all students who have completed their first year, tutoring, special programs, curriculum development, management of certain grants, and faculty and staff recruitment, appointment/reappointment, workload, and development. Along with all academic departments, the following are within the jurisdiction of the Office of Academic Affairs: the Academic Success Center, the Center for Teaching Excellence, Coordinated Undergraduate Education, Collaborative Programs, the Evening and Weekend Office, the Library and Learning Center, the Center for Sustainable Energy, the National Center for Educational Alliances, and the Center for Tolerance and Understanding, the Office of Instructional Technology, and the Bronx Educational Opportunity Center.

The OAA is also responsible for ensuring curricular program compliance with the standards and policies of the New York State Department of Education, the Board of Trustees of The City University of New York and various national accrediting agencies