Community College Leadership Graduate Certificate

Coordinator: Ebelia Hernández

The Community College Leadership Graduate Certificate (CCLGC), in combination with community college administrative and/or teaching experience, will acquaint aspiring community college leaders with the history and mission of community colleges, leadership theories and practice, plus the application of those theories and practice to problem-solving in the community college sector. This 12-credit certificate program is affiliated with and administered by the Ph.D. Higher Education Program.

CCLGC prospective students include individuals who seek to advance their careers in community college leadership and are interested in gaining knowledge and expertise in community colleges that might lead to career opportunities in the community college sector.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

 16:507:510 Higher Education Structures and Governance (3)

 16:507:525 Economics and Finance of Higher Education (3)

 16:507:530 Higher Education Leadership (3)

 16:507:645 The Community College Sector (3)

 Total Credits 12

No program requirements may be met at any other institution. Students are expected to maintain a B or better average. Students seeking the CCLGC must also complete an applied research project that is integrated across the four required courses in other words, a culminating project. Under the direction of the faculty advisor, students will develop a proposal for the applied research project in the Community College Sector course (the first course taken), build on it through each of the courses in the graduate certificate curriculum, and present the completed project.