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​​Higher Education Leadership​

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Degree
  • Doctor of Education
Location
  • Online
  • The Woodlands Center
Type of Instruction
  • Online
  • Face to Face
Length

60 Credit Hours

​​Become a Leader of Higher Education​ 

With both degree concentrations, graduates will gain all the skills and certification necessary to lead institutions of higher education effectively and ethically. Work with educators to plan and support implementation of curricula through designing educational research and interpreting the results for improvement. Support and advance student success as well as diverse perspectives on learning and leading. Learn to interpret the relationships among federal, state, and local education agencies and the laws applicable to the administration of colleges and universities. 

​​What is required to earn a doctorate?​ 

The program requires a minimum of sixty hours of graduate credit, successful passing of a comprehensive examination, and completion of a dissertation 

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​​Lead Higher Education Institution

​​Gain the skills and certification necessary to lead higher education institutions in today’s complex environments. With two modalities of instruction — Administration (face-to-face, Spring admission) or Academic Support Programs (online, Summer admission) — students can build a future supporting the needs of modern learners and educators. ​

  • ​Administration Concentration

    Support the needs of higher education by learning the logistics of administration. From Finance to Legal Issues and Policy and Governance, candidates will be prepared to run a higher education institution and make informed decisions. Classes such as Diversity and Culture and History of American Higher Education Systems provide important insight that helps future leaders govern with a cultural understanding of how past decisions have shaped the world of higher education.

  • ​​Academic Support Concentrati

    ​​Our Academic Support Programs concentration gives candidates the tools to support developmental education in a variety of implementations, such as Advanced Learning Theory and Strategies for College Reading, plus learn to design learning environments in developmental education and more. Gain the skills necessary to plan and provide for academic programs’ curricula, apply student development theory to support student success, and support and enhance diverse perspectives on learning and leading.​ 

  • ​​Applied Expertise​

    Now is the time to support higher education and advance a critical consciousness of the importance of student development theory, finance, law, and supporting the spectrum of learners seeking knowledge. Plan, evaluate, and assess student learning, program effectiveness, and performance in an ethical and legally defensible manner, producing and leveraging research to inform practice. Apply expertise in developmental education, student support and success, and university leadership.

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Find Your Future Career

​​From local community colleges to major universities, take your career in higher education to the next level and support the faculty and staff who help students thrive.​

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​​Expert faculty​

Our faculty have extensive experience in higher education leadership and are dedicated to your success

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