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Community College Leadership Certificate
Program type:
Graduate Academic Certificate
Format:
Online
Est. time to complete:
1-2 semesters
Credit Hours:
12
Step into Community College Leadership with a graduate academic certificate from UNT.
Stand out with a graduate-level professional certificate focused on the community
college mission, finance and administration, leadership, economic and community development,
teaching and learning, and contemporary issues. The added depth and breadth of knowledge
you will bring to your community college leadership role will serve the next generation
of learners.
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Request More InfoWhy Earn a Community College Leadership Certificate?
Community colleges are facing an impending leadership crisis. The current generation of college presidents, senior administrators, and faculty leaders are retiring at a rapid rate. With the presidential median age of sixty as of 2012, 42 percent of presidents are expected to retire in the next five years. Upcoming retirements in leadership positions are projected to continue to be higher than normal as a generational change takes place.
This certificate will help graduates step into leadership roles and help facilitate higher education at the community college level for the next generation.
Community College Leadership Certificate Highlights
College of Education ranked 1st in the North Texas region among public graduate schools,
3rd among public graduate schools in Texas, 68th among public graduate schools and
89th overall in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
College of Education ranked 9th in Texas and 66th in the South by Best-Education-Schools.com
Ranked a Tier One research university by the Carnegie Classification, UNT is a catalyst
for creativity, fueling progress, innovation and entrepreneurship for the North Texas
region, the state and beyond.
The College of Education is regionally and nationally recognized for excellence in
preparing teachers, administrators, counselors, kinesiology and health promotion specialists,
play therapists and other educators.
What Can You do With a Community College Leadership Certificate?
Community colleges will be hiring or promoting energetic new academic and administrative leaders with new ideas and the right credentials that will help colleges respond to the increasing demands on higher education institutions.
Community College Leadership Certificate Courses You Could Take
History and Philosophy of the Community College (3 hrs)
Exploration of the development and the evolution of the community college as an innovation
in U.S. higher education. Factors that influenced its creation and development, the
historical and philosophical roots and the mission and function of community colleges.
Community College Leadership (3 hrs)
Examination of the theory and practice of leadership as these apply to the comprehensive
community college. Topics include motivational theory, communications, group decision
making, problem solving, conflict resolution, organizational theory, and career planning
and development.
Contemporary Issues in the Community College (3 hrs)
Exploration of key contemporary issues in the community college as these relate to
the areas of developmental education, leadership and governance, state support, federal
student aid, federal policies affecting higher education and community colleges, evaluation
and accountability, professional development, leadership development, diversity and
access.
Organization and Administration of Higher Education (3 hrs)
Examination of the theoretical principles of organizational behavior, leadership and
institutional culture applied to a functional examination of administrative roles
in higher education.
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