Community College Leadership Doctorate (Ed.D.)

The Community College Leadership doctorate (Ed.D.) prepares leaders for practical leadership. The curriculum focuses exclusively on community college history, philosophy, issues, organization, programs, policy, and leadership. It is the most community college-centric curriculum ever created by a university. To encourage active and practical learning, the local community college hosting the cohort serves as a learning laboratory with real-life issues serving as projects and products for course and internship content.

Each cohort schedule is customized based upon the semester the program begins. Course sequencing may be updated. Following are the approximate number of credit hours each cohort completes in a year. All CCLP courses and descriptions are listed below.

YEAR 1 – 21 credits

Fall

• EDACE 851/852 The Historical and Contemporary Community College (1 credit) and two Field Studies (1credit each)
• EDACE 853/854 Making Good on the Promise of the Open Door: Student Learning and Success (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)

Spring

• EDACE 861/862 Fundamentals and Strategies for Organizational Development (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)
• EDACE 920/921 Educational Value Choices and Integrity (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)

Summer

• EDACE 857/858/859 Effective Leadership and Theory (4 credits), Field Study and Institute (1 credit each)
• EDACE 991 internship I: Supervised (3 credits)*

YEAR 2 – 18 credits

Fall

• EDACE 924/925 Effective Governance and Leadership (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)
• EDACE 922/923 Policy Formation and Public Process (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)

Spring

• EDACE 863/864 Evidence and Inquiry: From Enrollment to Outcomes (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)
• EDACE 855/856 Aligning Vision, Planning, and Resources (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)

Summer

• EDACE 926/927 Leadership for Transformation (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)
• EDACE 991 Internship II: Academic Writing and Research (3 credits)*

YEAR 3 – 21 credits

Fall

• EDACE 928/929 Designing a Comprehensive Plan for Success (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)
• EDACE 882/883 Introduction to Educational Research (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)

Spring

• EDACE 970/971/972 Dissertation Development: Starting the Journey (4 credits) and two Field Studies (1 credit each)

Summer

• EDACE 999 Doctoral Research (3 credits)**

Fall

• EDACE 999 Doctoral Research (3 credits)**
• EDACE 930/931 Implementing Leadership Competencies (2 credits) and Field Study (1 credit)

 

Note: Students applying for the EdD in Community College Leadership are required to complete 90 credit hours, including a minimum of 60 doctoral credit hours (the difference may be from the master’s degree).

*EDACE 991 Internships may be taken after the first semester. Internships may be taken concurrently with or after completion of EDACE 882/883, Introduction to Educational Research. Internships must be completed prior todefending the dissertation.

**Following EDACE 970/971/972 Dissertation Development, students are to enroll in EDACE 999 for three credit hours each of two subsequent semesters, rounding out the required 60 doctoral credit hours. If students require additional time to finalize studies, they are to stay continuously enrolled in one credit hour each semester they are interacting with faculty toward degree progress and completion.