After completing college, Visser began his 40-plus year career as an assistant professor in history at his alma mater in 1949.

After that, Visser held several administrative jobs in higher education at a couple of Michigan universities.

[5] After working at both WMU and GRJC, Visser was the Ball State University president's executive assistant from 1962 until January 1967.

[6] Visser began his tenure as KSTC's twelfth president on the February 15, 1967.

[1] Some other significant changes during Visser's tenure was the Teachers College hit an all-time enrollment of 7,150 in 1969,[7] and when KSTC changed its name to Emporia Kansas State College in July 1974 and then to its current name, Emporia State University in April 1977, when the school was granted university status.