Program Emphasis: Study of community college is an integral part of the programs in Higher and Postsecondary Education. The faculty includes current and former community college professionals. Many students have a background in community colleges and community colleges are a frequent subjects for dissertations and research.

Degrees Offered: M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community-Junior College

Robert Fenske: Robert.Fenske@asu.edu

Program Emphasis: The program offers a Specialist degree in Community College Teaching in specific subject areas in cooperation with several other academic departments. Programs of study are flexible and are arranged through conference between a student and the community college coordinator.

Degrees Offered: Ed.S.

Related Courses:

Mitchell M. Masters: mmasters@pawnee.astate.edu

Program Emphasis: The Community College Teaching Program offers a Master's degree for current and future faculty members at the community college.

Degrees Offered: M.Ed.

Related Courses: History & Philosophy of the Community College; Instructional Strategies For Community College Teachers; Curriculum Development for Community College Teachers; Contemporary Issues in Community Colleges

Ben D. Duncan: bduncan@ucok.edu

Program Emphasis: The Leadership Program is designed for current and future professionals interested in further training in instruction or administrative leadership in community colleges. Program is organized around student cohorts. Entering students must have a Master's degree.

Degrees Offered: Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College; Community College Finance; Seminars in Community Colleges

Timothy Gray Davies: davies@cahs.colostate.edu

Program Emphasis: The postsecondary program offers training to community college professionals. Many students come from local community colleges. Faculty members are affiliated with various two- and four-year public and private institutions. Some program offerings are available to cohorts on local community college campuses.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D.

Related Courses: Community Colleges in the United States; Supervising Community College Curriculum Planning; Administration of Higher Education; Higher Education Law and Finance; The Adult Learner

Terrence Tollefson: tollefst@etsu.edu

Program Emphasis: The CCLC doctoral program at Fielding offers the mature adult learner the opportunity to develop and enhance the various competencies that are needed to be a successful community college leader, while also mastering the doctoral-level competencies of a reflective scholar-practitioner. CCLC is aligned with the competencies for community college leaders as delineated by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC). CCLC is designed with the 21st century adult learner in mind and is a distributed learning model able to meet the changing needs of busy, mid-career professionals who are time and location bound in their doctoral studies.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D.

Related Courses: The Community College; Action-Oriented Research; Leadership and Change; Systems Thinking and Intervention; Structural Inequality and Diversity.

Barbara P. Mink: bmink@fielding.edu

Program Emphasis: The FAU higher education program specialization in educational leadership includes Ph.D., Ed.D. and M.Ed. degrees with a strong emphasis in leadership, experiential education and research. Doctoral graduates are required to complete 18 semester hours in leadership and 12 hours in experiential education. Masters graduate must complete 12 semester hours in leadership and 3 hours of experiential education. Courses are offered at night and on weekends with doctoral cohorts formed every few years. Most doctoral students are employed full time in higher education leadership positions and aspire to more responsive executive leaders positions.

Degrees Offered: Ph.D., Ed.D. and M.Ed.

Related Courses: Community College Curriculum, Organization and Administration of Higher Education, History and Philosophy of Higher Education, Action Learning, Law and Higher Education, Finance of Higher Education, Directed Conferences, Field Project, Internship, Leadership Theory and Assessment, Adult Leadership, Introduction to Higher Education.

Deborah L. Floyd: DFloyd@fau.edu

Program Emphasis: The Higher Education Program offers a variety of degrees and emphases in higher education.The Program offers further training for community college professionals, and students may focus research on community colleges. The Louis W. Bender Scholarship is available to experienced community college professionals who wish to seek a doctoral degree in the Higher Education Program.

Degrees Offered: M.S., Ed.D., Ph.D., College Teaching Certificate

Related Courses: The American Community College: History and Development; College Teaching

Beverly Bower: bower@coe.fsu.edu

Program Emphasis: The Community College Education program prepares students to be leaders in undergraduate education. In addition to gaining expertise in a selected disciplinary or interdisciplinary knowledge area, graduates of the program are proficient in core areas related to undergraduate education: scholarly activity related to teaching and learning; effective integration of technology in the teaching and learning process; pedagogy appropriate to the discipline; and program and curriculum design, development, and assessment.

Degrees Offered: Doctor of Arts in Community College Education, Master of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies/Community College Education, and the College Teaching Certificate

Related Courses: The Community College, Teaching with Technology, College Teaching, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Curriculum Design and Development, Diversity in the College Classroom

Director: Dr. Gail B. Kettlewell gkettlew@gmu.edu
Academic Coordinator: Dr. Victoria N. Salmon

Program Emphasis: The Higher Education Administration program offers a variety of emphases and research opportunities in higher education. Students may focus upon or involve community colleges in their research.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: Organization and Administration of Community Colleges

James Palmer: jcpalmer@ilstu.edu

Program Emphasis: The Higher Education Program offers various research opportunities in higher education for Doctoral students. A Master's degree with an emphasis in community colleges is offered. Master's students may concentrate in community college administration, teaching and leadership, or student services.

Degrees Offered: M.S., M.Ed., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Comprehensive Community College; Current Topics in Community Colleges

John Van Ast: jvanast@iastate.edu

Program Emphasis: Higher, Adult, and Lifelong Education offers a wide variety of research opportunities in higher education. Students may pursue community college topics in their research. A Master's degree in adult and continuing education is also offered.

Degrees Offered: M.A., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College

Marilyn Amey: amey@msu.edu

Program Emphasis: The Program offers degrees in School Administration with a concentration in Higher Education. The Program is designed to prepare individuals for a variety of administrative and leadership positions in community college's and universities. Community colleges topics are integrated into a variety of courses.

Degrees Offered: M.S., Ed.D.

Related Courses: Five core courses that focus on both universities and community colleges

Dan Stumpf: ads124@colled.msstate.edu

Program Emphasis: The Community College Leadership Doctoral Program is designed to prepare working professionals for senior level leadership roles within the community college setting. The intense program of study leading to a Doctor of Education Degree focuses on training professionals for the unique situations encountered by community college leaders. The curriculum is designed to combine theory with practice. It consists of 63 credits and all classes are offered on the weekend. The delivery system allows students to complete the program in three (3) years.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D.

Related Courses:

• The American Community College
• Leadership and Administration in Community Colleges
• Professional Development Seminar for Careers in Community Colleges: Year One
• The Law of Higher Education in Community Colleges
• Community College Finance & Budgeting
• Community College Planning & Management
• The Learning College
• Student Development in Community Colleges
• Technology in Contemporary Community Colleges
• Contemporary Issues in Community Colleges
• The Politics of Higher Education in Community Colleges
• Professional Development Seminar for Careers in Community Colleges: Year 2
• The Community College Presidency
• Community College Trustees & Governing Boards
• Clinical Studies / Community College Internships
• Introduction to Community College Research
• Qualitative Research for Community College Leaders
• Statistical Applications for Community College Researchers
• Advanced Methodology & Research Design in Community College Research
  
  

Christine McPhail: cmcphail@morgan.edu; (443) 885-1983

Program Emphasis: The National-Louis University Community College Leadership (CCL) Doctoral program prepares key leaders to face the unique challenges found in community college settings. The CCL program is designed to allow doctoral students to continue meeting family and work responsibilities. The 65 credit program is three years in length including an integrated dissertation process. Students participate in regularly scheduled class sessions; day and time designed to meet the needs of each cohort and two summer sessions (two weeks each summer). Guided study over the Internet supports coursework. The CCL Program admits each fall and seeks a diverse cohort of approximately 15-20 learners. National-Louis-University, bringing best practices to education and to professional educators for more than 120 years.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D.

Related Courses:

• History and Philosophy of Community Colleges
• Socio-cultural Context in Community Colleges
• Globalization and Community Colleges
• Adult Development and Learning for the Community College
• Technology in the Community College Setting
• Organizational Theory and Community Colleges
• Human Resource Development and the Community College
• Politics, Policy and Law: Community College Issues
• Community College Finance
• Strategic Planning & Management in Community Colleges
• Community College Leadership and Governance
• Student Affairs and Student Services in the Community Colleges
• Accountability, Evaluation and Outcome Assessment in Community Colleges
• Community Development through Partnerships
• Advanced Research Courses to support the dissertation process

Rebecca S. Lake: Rebecca.Lake@nl.edu

Program Emphasis: The Center focuses on training skilled academic leaders to succeed in the urban community college environment. The Center targets senior-level and mid-level administrators for further training and leadership. Significant field work and internship opportunities are offered to students.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D.

Related Courses: The Community College; Management of Administrative Services in the Community College

Frances King Stage: fks1@nyu.edu

Program Emphasis: The Department provides a broad range of graduate programs for education professionals interested in positions of leadership in higher education, including community colleges, technical colleges, four-year colleges, universities, and adult education, as well as research and teaching positions in colleges and universities. Program specializations include Student Affairs, Community College Teaching, Higher Education Administration, and Higher Education Research. The community college emphasis is upon teaching in the community college (Master's degree), administration in community colleges (Master's and Doctorate degrees), and teaching and research positions in universities (Doctorate degree).

Degrees Offered: M.S., M.Ed., Ed.D. (Ph.D. under development)

Related Courses: Qualitative Research in Adult and Community College Education, The Adult Learner, Research Methods and Analysis, Instructional Strategies, Organizational Concepts, and Foundations of Student Affairs

John S. Levin: john_levin@ncsu.edu ((919) 513-1285)

Program Emphasis: The Educational Leadership Program offers a Master's degree with an emphasis in community colleges for faculty members and college leaders interested in further education. A Doctoral program is offered with an emphasis in Community College/Higher Education leadership and administration.

Degrees Offered: M.Ed., Ed.D.

Related Courses: The Community College

Bill Wright, Department Chair: bill.wright@nau.edu

Program Emphasis: Higher Education Leadership offer a field-based Doctorate to practitioners currently working in the fields of adult education, higher education or vocational, technical, and occupational education. Students may specialize in community college administration or instruction.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D.

Related Courses:

Delores Smiley: smiley@nova.edu

Program Emphasis: The Educational Leadership program offers Doctorate and Master's degrees in higher education leadership. A variety of research opportunities are available and students may focus research on community colleges. Doctorate and Master's degrees also offered in Occupational Education Studies.

Degrees Offered: M.S., Ed.S., Ed.D.

Related Courses: The Community Junior College

Adrienne Hyle: aeh@okstate.edu

Program Emphasis: Some of the unique community college leadership issues that are addressed in this program are: the diversity of the student body, the role of the community college in the higher education system of Virginia, the role and expectations of the communities hosting the community college, and the importance of the workforce preparation the community colleges provide for the local community.

Degrees Offered: Ph.D., Community College Leadership

Related Courses: Community College Leadership, Community College Finance, Community College Curriculum and Program Development, The Modern Community College, Trends and Issues in Workforce and Economic Development, Instructional Technology in Education and Training

Edward "Ted" Raspiller: eraspill@odu.edu

Program Emphasis: The Doctoral program in Community College Leadership is designed to prepare experienced professionals and is organized as a statewide cohort program. Master's degrees are offered in community college teaching and adult education.

Degrees Offered: M.A., M.Ed., Ed.D.

Related Courses: The American Community College; Community College Curriculum; Community College Administration

Betty Duvall: duvallb@orst.edu

Program Emphasis: The Higher Education Program at Penn State has as it primary goal the preparation of individuals who are capable of analyzing and managing the crucial problems in postsecondary education. Students may incorporate or focus upon community college topics in their research. Community college topics integrated into several courses.

Degrees Offered: M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community Junior College and Technical Institute

Trudi Haupt: tth1@psu.edu

Program Emphasis: The PACE program is an area of specialization in both the Master's and Ed.D. programs in the Graduate School of Education. Students may take course concentrations in community college topics and focus research on community colleges. Many students in the program are community college professionals. The program offers courses in The Community College, Contemporary Issues in Postsecondary Education, Adult Development, as well as courses having to do with teaching and learning, student services and administration.

Degrees Offered: M.A., M.S., Ed.D.

Related Courses: The Community College; Contemporary Issues in Postsecondary Education; Adult Development

Janine Allen: allenj@pdx.edu allenj@pdx.edu

Program Emphasis: The Master's degree program in Community College Education provides preparation for individuals to serve as community college administrators or instructors. Seven areas of specialization are offered through the cooperation of other academic departments: Administration, Computer Science, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Physical Sciences, Psychology and Reading.

Degrees Offered: M.A.

Related Courses: The Junior Community College; Seminar I and II in Community Colleges

Thomas Monahan: monahan@rowan.edu

Program Emphasis: The Department offers programs in educational leadership, administration and supervision in postsecondary education. Opportunities are available for students interested in community colleges. A Graduate Certificate program in Community College Teaching is also offered.

Degrees Offered: M.A.

Related Courses:

William E. Piland: piland1@mail.sdsu.edu

Program Emphasis: The Department offers Master's programs in community college teaching and college student personnel. A Doctoral program is offered in educational leadership with an emphasis on postsecondary education.

Degrees Offered: M.S.Ed., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College

Marybelle Keim: mkeim@siu.edu

Program Emphasis: The Department offers Master's degrees in Higher Education Administration and in College Teaching, as well as the Doctor of Education degree in Higher Education. These degrees are designed to prepare people for careers as faculty and administrators in community colleges and senior institutions. The Center for Community College Education is a unit sponsored by the Department and the University. It provides services for local community colleges, engages in research projects with member colleges, and shares concerns of common interest with community college faculty and administrators.

Degrees Offered: M.S., Ed.D.

Related Courses: The American Community College; Community College Curriculum; Fundamental Theories in Community College Instructional Leadership; Seminar in Instructional Leadership; Analysis of Teaching in Higher Education; Effective Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; Higher Education and the Law; Finance and Governance in Higher Education; Administration in Higher Education.

Jon Travis: Jon_Travis@tamu-commerce.edu

Program Emphasis: The Higher Education Program offers Master's and Doctorate degrees in higher education. Students may focus their research and coursework on community college topics.

Degrees Offered: M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community Junior College; Community College Curriculum; Community College Leadership

John Murray: murray@ttu.edu

Program Emphasis: The Center offers Master's programs in higher education and community college teaching. A variety of research opportunities in higher education are available, including a Doctoral program with a concentration in community colleges.

Degrees Offered: M.A., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College

Professor Gary Rhoades: GRhoades@mail.ed.arizona.edu

Program Emphasis: The Department offers Doctoral programs in educational leadership in higher education. Many students are community college personnel. The Master's program concentrates on student personnel services, at both community college's and four-year institutions.

Degrees Offered: M.Ed, Ed.S. Ed.D.

Related Courses:

James Hammons: jhammons@comp.uark.edu

Program Emphasis: The POME program offers a variety of research opportunities in higher education. Students may focus research efforts on community college topics.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Role of Community Colleges in Higher Education

Norton Grubb: wngrubb@uclink4.berkeley.edu

Program Emphasis: The HEOC Division offers a variety of research opportunities in higher education. Students may focus research activities on community colleges and community college topics are integrated into various courses.

Degrees Offered: M.A., Ph.D.

Related Courses: Community College Seminar; Research Apprenticeship Course in Community Colleges

Dr. Richard Wagoner: wagoner@gseis.ucla.edu

Program Emphasis: The Institute prepares graduates for careers in teaching and administration in community colleges, four-year institutions, vocational-technical schools, and government agencies. The programs include coursework on community college topics.

Degrees Offered: Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College in America

Dale F. Campbell: dfc@coe.ufl.edu

Program Emphasis: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign offers the Community College Executive Leadership (CCEL) program, which is a weekend cohort program for working professionals throughout the state of Illinois. The program emphasizes theory, research, and practice pertinent to contemporary community college leadership, and graduates of this program assume positions of leadership from the presidency to the dean. Students interested in full-time Ph.D.studies on campus at UIUC can also enroll in the Higher Education program in the Department of EOL, with a specialization in CCL. In addition to programs having an administrative focus, students interested in professional developmment opportunities for community college faculty can enroll in the Community College Teaching and Learning (CCTL) Online program, offered by the Human Resource Education Department. Instituted as a non-degree program, CCTL offers the master's degree for students who complete all courses required for the degree, or a certificate for those completing one-half of the full program or four units (16 graduate hours).

Degrees Offered: M.A., M.S., M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College; The Community College Student; Community College Leadership Seminar; Outcomes Assessment in Higher Education; and Diversity in Higher Education.

Debra Bragg: d-bragg1@uiuc.edu

Program Emphasis: The Higher Education program offers a variety of research opportunities. Students may focus their coursework and research on community college topics. The Iowa community college Licensure program offers both instructor and administrator licenses.

Degrees Offered: M.A., Ed.S., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College; Community College Teaching Internship

Jerald Dallam: jerald-dallam@uiowa.edu

Program Emphasis: The Department offers a Master's degree for current and future administrators of both two and four year institutions. This program includes internship opportunities that may be conducted at community college sites. Doctoral students may focus research on community colleges. The Department also offers an online M.A. in Higher Education that specifically serves community college personnel.

Degrees Offered: M.A. (online and traditional), M.Ed., Ed.S., Ed.D.

Related Courses: The Community College

Kelly Ising: kelly.ising@louisville.edu

Program Emphasis: The Center offers a variety of research opportunities in higher education. A Doctoral program focusing on community college governance and leadership and a Master's program in community college administration are offered.

Degrees Offered: M.A., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College; Community College Governance and Leadership

Richard L. Alfred: ralfred@umich.edu

Program Emphasis: The Department offers a Master's and a Doctoral program in higher and continuing education, as well as programs in educational leadership.

Degrees Offered: M.A., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College

Distance Offerings: EL455 The Community College (asynchronous web course)

Barbara Townsend: TownsendB@missouri.edu

Program Emphasis: The higher education program prepares extraordinary leaders for administrative, academic, and research positions in community colleges and four-year institutions of higher learning.

Degrees Offered: M.Ed., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College, Supervised Practicum in Higher Education, Internship in Higher Education (Applied Research in the Community College), College Teaching and Adult Learning

David Ayers: dfayers@uncg.edu

Program Emphasis: Degree programs are offered in Adult and Continuing Education, Distance Education, Training and Development, Higher Education Administration, Institutional Research, Student Personnel Services, Intercollegiate Sports Administration, and Community Colleges.

Degrees Offered: M.Ed., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The American Community/Junior College

Debra Gutierrez: gutierrez@ou.edu

Program Emphasis: The Educational Leadership Program offers a Master of Science degree with specializations in Learning Assessment and System Performance, Policy Management and Organization, and Higher Education. The Educational Leadership Program also offers Doctorate degrees (D.Ed. and Ph.D.) with specializations in Learning Assessment and System Performance and Policy Management and Organization. Students may focus their research on community colleges.

Degrees Offered: M.A., D.Ed., Ph.D. (There is also an M.Ed. degree offered through the Administrative Licensure Program. Contact Linda Kelm at lmk@oregon.uoregon.edu (541) 346-1497 for more information.)

Related Courses: Administration of the Community College; Programs in the Community College

Gerald Tindal, Area Head: edlead@darkwing.uoregon.edu

Program Emphasis: The higher education specialization within the leadership studies program at USD offers a community college leadership emphasis within both the M.A. and Ed.D. degrees. The program offers further training for community college professionals, as well as master‚s and doctoral students whose research interests are related to community colleges. A new program, which will be in place in 2007, will offer weekend courses toward an MA in community college teaching, learning, and leading for faculty and junior administrators who seek advanced administrative training. CCLDI (Community College Leadership Development Initiatives), which is now housed at USD, offers a summer leadership academy for community college administrators (see http://www.sandiego.edu/ccldi/academy.html); this week-long, intensive leadership experience will be offered for three units of degree credit toward the MA degree or community college leadership certificate beginning in 2007.

Degrees Offered: M.A., Ed.D. (A community college leadership certificate program is being developed)

Related Courses: The Community College; Community College Leadership; Higher Education Policy; The Dynamics of Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Higher Education.

Athena Perrakis: athena@sandiego.edu

Program Emphasis: The intent of the Ed.D. degree in College Leadership at the University of South Florida is to develop the competencies of educational practitioners in two- and four-year colleges and to obtain and synthesize knowledge for the solution of educational problems and practices. The Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration prepares individuals interested in teaching and research positions in community colleges and four-year colleges and universities. In addition, individuals who intend to pursue state and national policy positions are enrolled in both the Ed.D. and the Ph.D. programs, depending upon their areas of interest.

Higher education courses are offered on the main USF-Tampa campus or at off-campus sites in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Clearwater. All classes are held in the evenings or on Saturdays, year round. A few selected support courses in the doctoral program (such as statistics) are typically scheduled on the Tampa campus during weekday evenings (not Saturdays).

Programs and Degrees Offered: Ph.D. in Higher Education/Community College Administration; Ph.D. in College Teaching; Ed.D. in College Leadership; M.A. in Junior College Teaching; Graduate Certificate in College Teaching (18 semester hours)

Related Courses:

• Community College in America
• Seminar in College Teaching
• The College Student
• Organization and Administration of Higher Education
• Organizational Theories and Practice in Higher Education
• Governing Colleges and Universities
• Ethics in Professional Practice in Higher Education
• Curriculum Development in Higher Education
• Analysis of Curriculum
• Foundations of Vocational Education
• Legal and Policies Dimensions of Higher Education
• Higher Education Finance
• Higher Education Capstone Seminar
• Leadership in Higher Education

Jan Ignash: ignash@tempest.coedu.usf.edu

Program Emphasis: USC's program is designed for the busy professional interested in either administration or instruction at the community college level. Courses are offered in the evenings (4:15 PM or 7:00 PM start times) or on weekends. USC also offers the program at the Orange County campus in Irvine.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D. in Educational Leadership; Certificate in Community College Leadership

Dr. Linda Serra Hagedorn: Lsh@usc.edu

Program Emphasis: The Department offers a variety of research areas in higher education. Students may focus coursework and research on community colleges.

Degrees Offered: Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community Junior College; Organization and Administration of Occupational Education in the Community College

K. B. Melear: kb.melear@usm.edu

Program Emphasis: The Community College Leadership Program is designed to enhance and develop those competencies, skills, proficiencies, and attributes that are required to effectively lead a successful community college. The program is organized around a core curriculum, featuring a semester-long paid internship, along with student research. CCLP is a collaborative learning community, featuring immersion learning experiences.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: Community College Internship

John E. Roueche: ruth@mail.utexas.edu

Program Emphasis:

Degrees Offered:

Related Courses: The Community College

Program Emphasis: The Center provides college, university, and adult education leaders with the opportunity to explore practices in higher education and analyze current issues and programs. Students may focus research on community college topics.

Degrees Offered: Ed.D., Ph.D.

Related Courses: The Community College

Annette Gibbs: HigherEd@Virginia.edu

Program Emphasis: The Higher Education program prepares beginning and mid-level professionals for advanced practice in the field of student affairs and higher education administration. Students come from both two- and four-year institutions.

Degrees Offered: M.A., Ph.D.

Program Emphasis: This program combines online and research-based models that allow individuals to learn at a distance. It is based on Knowledge Area Modules (KAMs) created by Walden’s national experts to provide customized learning experiences to meet the specific objectives of community college leaders. In addition, the program is based on a cohort model, organizing program components on a regional basis accessible to large numbers of community college professionals and allowing for personal, face-to-face interaction.

Degrees Offered: Ph.D. in Community College Leadership

Contact Kathryn McFarland at 410-843-6233

Program Emphasis: The Program offers degrees for faculty or administrators in two-year colleges. Strong emphasis is placed on an academic area for those who plan to teach. Theory, practice, and organization in administration are emphasized in the administration program.

Degrees Offered: M.A.Ed., M.I.E., Ed.S.

Kevin Pennington: penningtn@wcu.edu

Program Emphasis: The Chair Academy provides leadership training for chairs, deans and other organizational leaders in community colleges. It is committed to excellence and continuous improvement in providing training to organizational leaders while recognizing the needs and respecting the diversity of college clients. The Academy offers customized local, statewide, national, and international training programs and coordinates the International Interchanges for Leaders in Education. The Academy holds an annual international conference and publishes a scholarly journal.

E-mail: chair.academy@mcmail.maricopa.edu

Program Emphasis: The CCTL Online program is a professional development sequence for community college faculty seeking increased effectiveness in classroom instruction. The curriculum is designed to increase teaching effectiveness of faculty and build the instructional leadership of supervisory personnel. This curriculum is focused on the effective design and implementation of quality instruction, contemporary instructional technology, and innovations such as peer-based collaboration and active learning structure. The sequence of courses spans four terms and a summer (one and a half years). Students are part of a cohort beginning in the fall term. For those interested in a graduate degree, the CCTL Online courses may be applied after formal admission to a degree program. See also the Community College Leadership program under degree programs.

Course Sequence: Foundations of the Community College (2 units), The Diverse Learner (2 units), Developing and Delivering Instruction in the Community College (4 units), Instructional Technology in the Community College (4 units), and Linking Outcomes Assessment to Institutional Performance (4 units)

E-mail: hre@uiuc.edu

Program Emphasis: The Institute for Community College Development at Cornell University (ICCD) is a partnership between Cornell University and the State University of New York. ICCD focuses on different roles of two- and four-year institutions and creating partnerships between these institutions to build up and widen professional connections. The Institute provides programming and research support for community colleges and offers education and professional development opportunities for current and future administrators and faculty members of community colleges.

E-mail: iccd-mailbox@cornell.edu

Program Emphasis: The Mid-Career Fellowship Program is a partnership between Princeton and the New Jersey community colleges. It offers annual sabbatical research opportunities to community college leaders and faculty members. Research papers are published in an annual publication.

Theodore K. Rabb: tkr@princeton.edu