Coursework and Learning Objectives
Ed.D. in Community College Leadership
Coursework
All students take classes together as a participating member of a learning community. As members of the learning community, students are expected to learn from colleagues, teach, and assist colleagues, and provide and receive support from them. Our coursework is designed to develop leaders who are:
- Experts in Educational Leadership
- Critical Thinkers Informed by Scholarly Literature
- Transformational Change Agents
- Self-Aware, Ethical Professionals
Core Areas
The program coursework is divided into four core areas:
Leadership Core
12 Units
Inquiry Core
12 Units
Community College Core
18 Units
Research and Writing Core
9 Units
Course Sequence
The CCLEAD Ed.D. program can be completed in 60 semester units of coursework, including dissertation units. View individual course descriptions in the University Catalog.
Year 1
| Semester | Course | Units | Core Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | ED 836a: Literature Meta-Synthesis | 3 | Research and Writing |
| ED 815: Re-Thinking Leadership | 3 | Leadership | |
| ARP 801: Community College Development and History | 3 | Community College | |
| Spring | ED 836b: Conceptual and Theoretical Perspectives | 3 | Research and Writing |
| ED 851: Seminar in Qualitative Methods of Inquiry | 3 | Inquiry | |
| ED 885: Seminar in Educational Program Planning and Evaluation | 3 | Inquiry | |
| Summer | ARP 845: Seminar in Postsecondary Student Success | 3 | Community College |
| ED 860: Seminar in Leadership and Educational Change | 3 | Leadership |
Year 2
| Semester | Course | Units | Core Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | ED 836c: Methods of Inquiry | 3 | Research and Writing |
| ED 850: Seminar in Quantitative Methods and Inquiry | 3 | Inquiry | |
| ARP 827: Emerging Issues in Postsecondary Education | 3 | Community College | |
| Spring | ED 852/853: Advanced Research Methods Quantitative or Qualitative | 3 | Inquiry |
| ARP 812: Budget and Resource Management in Community Colleges | 3 | Community College | |
| Summer | ED 840: Educational Leadership in a Diverse Society | 3 | Leadership |
| ARP 813: Strategic Planning and Organizational Development | 3 | Community College |
Year 3
| Semester | Course | Units | Core Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | ARP 810: Community College Law and Finance | 3 | Community College |
| ED 855: Educational Leadership for Developing Educational Systems | 3 | Leadership | |
| Spring | ED 899: Doctoral Dissertation | 3-6 | |
| Summer | ED 899: Doctoral Dissertation | 3-6 |
Program Learning Outcomes
Ed.D. students will engage in learning experiences that have the overarching goal of preparing: Self-aware, transformational leaders; inquiry-driven, transformative leaders; and highly adept resource stewards. These goals inform the following program learning outcomes:
Organize strategies to improve the quality of education and promote the success of all students, while sustaining their institutional mission. The demonstration of this outcome is based on knowledge of the organizations, their cultures, environments, and future trends.
Courses aligned with Outcome 1: ED 815, ED 840, ED 855, ED 860, ED 885, ARP 813, ARP 827, ARP 845
Equitably and ethically sustain people, processes, information, and assets, to fulfill the mission, vision, and goals of their institutions.
Courses aligned with Outcome 2: ED 815, ED 840, ED 855, ED 860, ARP 812, ARP 813, ARP 827
Demonstrate a commitment to transformative organizational change through the values of diversity, access, equity, and inclusion.
Courses aligned with Outcome 3: ED 815, ED 840, ED 855, ED 860, ARP 801, ARP 810, ARP 813, ARP 827, ARP 845
Use scrupulous listening, speaking, and writing skills to engage in honest, open dialogue.
Courses aligned with Outcome 4: ED 815, ED 836, ED 840, ED 850, ED 851, ED 852, ED 853, ED 855, ED 860, ED 885, ED 899, ARP 801, ARP 810, ARP 812, ARP 813, ARP 827, ARP 845
Demonstrate the ability to develop responsive, cooperative, mutually beneficial, and ethically sound internal and external relationships; ones that nurture diversity, foster student success, and promote the organization’s mission.
Courses aligned with Outcome 5: ED 815, ED 840, ED 850, ED 851, ED 852, ED 853, ED 855, ED 860, ARP 801, ARP 810, ARP 812, ARP 813, ARP 827
Recognize, commit to, and advance the mission, vision, and goals of the organization.
Courses aligned with Outcome 6: ED 815, ED 840, ED 860, ARP 801, ARP 810, ARP 813, ARP 827, ARP 845
Set high standards for self and others, demonstrate personal accountability, and ensure the long-term growth of self and the organization.
Courses aligned with Outcome 7: ED 815, ED 840, ED 855, ED 860, ED 899, ARP 801, ARP 810, ARP 812, ARP 813, ARP 827, ARP 845
Identify the financial and legal forces affecting leadership in postsecondary education.
Courses aligned with Outcome 8: ED 815, ED 840, ED 860, ED 885, ARP 810, ARP 812, ARP 813, ARP 827
Engage in scientific methods to assess, practice, examine results, and promote sound decision-making.
Courses aligned with Outcome 9: ED 815, ED 836, ED 840, ED 850, ED 851, ED 852, ED 853, ED 855, ED 860, ED 885, ED 899, ARP 813