Offering Campuses
Argosy University, Chicago; Argosy University, Sarasota; Argosy University, Schaumburg; Argosy University, Tampa; Argosy University, Washington DC
Program Overview
The Doctor of Education (EdD) in Community College Executive Leadership degree program is a program designed for community college administrators who are looking to move into senior administrative positions (such as president, vice-president, dean, and director) in community colleges.
Program Outcome One: Communication-Oral
Graduate is able to present complex leadership information that is concise, clear and well supported in a professional manner appropriate to the community college administrative context.
Program Outcome Two: Communication-Written
Graduate is able to present complex leadership information that is concise, clear, organized, and well supported in a professional manner appropriate to the community college administrative context.
Program Outcome Three: Critical Thinking
Graduate is able to evaluate the relevance of established theory to current community college administration practice and identify gaps in current literature.
Program Outcome Four: Diversity
Given a case study or community college leadership situation, graduate is able to evaluate the multicultural dimensions of decision situations and multicultural solutions to community college administration situations.
Program Outcome Five: Ethics
Given a case study or community college leadership situation, graduate is able to evaluate the ethical dimensions of decision situations and personal, social and institutional responsibility not absolved by market forces.
Program Outcome Six: Information Literacy
Graduate is able to conduct an exhaustive literature search from a variety of sources, and apply that information to create new community college knowledge.
Program Outcome Seven: Problem Solving/Decision Making
Given a community college leadership situation, the graduate is able to diagnose the underlying causes of the situation and evaluate possible solutions in relation to community college administrative theory. The graduate is able to determine and defend appropriate course of action.
Program Outcome Eight: Research-Performing
Graduate is able to design, conduct, and justify applied research in a community college setting using appropriate methodology.
Program Outcome Nine: Research-Understanding
Graduate is able to evaluate and apply existing theory and research to current community college administrative practice.
Admission Requirements
To be considered for admission to the EdD in Community College Executive Leadership degree program, the applicant is required to have:
- A master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, a nationally accredited institution approved and documented by the faculty and dean of the College of Education, or an appropriately certified institution.
- A grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) in work leading to a master’s degree and any subsequent graduate study.
- A minimum score on an Argosy University pre-approved English language proficiency test is required for all applicants whose native language is not English or who have not graduated from an institution at which English is the language of instruction as specified in Section Five, Admission Policies, “English Language Proficiency Policy .”
- Recommendation from a community college leader, or provide evidence that demonstrates leadership or potential leadership in a community college setting.
All applications for admission must be submitted to the Admissions Department. An admissions representative is available to help interested applicants complete the following required documentation:
- Completed Application for Admission Form.
- Application fee (Non-refundable, except in California and Arizona. In the state of Arizona, the application fee is refundable if the application is canceled within three business days of the applicant signing the Enrollment Agreement.).
- Official transcripts from the institution that conferred the master’s degree and any institutions where graduate coursework was subsequently taken. Bachelor’s level transcripts are not required.
- Documentation of applicant employment with or access to a professional or educational organization.
- Prior to matriculation applicants will be required to submit a personal/professional goal statement (the statement is used for advisement purposes and does not become part of the academic file).
Applications to Multiple Campuses
Applicants who are undecided with respect to the location they wish to attend should submit an application and full set of application materials to their location of first choice. Applicants who are accepted into their location of first choice and who, prior to beginning the program, determine they want to complete the same program at a different location, should notify the initial location of record of that intent. Provided that the same program is available, all previous approvals and credits accepted will remain in force. If an individual requests to change programs, he or she will need to meet all admission requirements of the new program.
Graduation Requirements
- Satisfactory completion of all requirements in the program of study developed in consultation with the advisor.
- Satisfactory completion of 60 credit hours beyond the master’s degree, including 48 credit hours of coursework and 12 credit hours of dissertation.
- A minimum grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0), and a grade of “B-” or better in all required courses.
- Satisfactory performance on the Comprehensive Examination.
- Successful completion and defense of the dissertation.
- Completion of these requirements within seven years of matriculation into the program.
- A completed Petition to Graduate submitted to campus administration.
Dissertation Requirements
Upon successful completion of required coursework and comprehensive examinations, students enroll in dissertation courses. To progress through each dissertation course, students must complete specified course objectives. If progress is made and all objectives met, students enroll in the next dissertation block. If progress is made and objectives are substantively but not fully met by the end of each course (as determined by the dissertation chair in discussion with the dissertation committee) students must enroll in a zero credit extension course (tuition based on a credit hour equivalent as defined in Appendix IV, Schedule of Tuition and Fees ). If it is determined that no progress has been made, students will be required to retake the block in which no progress was made. If the student is required to retake a block due to no progress, the dissertation chair will assign a grade of No Credit (NC). Students are required to enroll in a Dissertation course or Dissertation Extension course every session from the beginning of the dissertation until passing the final defense earning 12 semester credit hours for dissertation. A student may only receive any combination of two NC, W, or WF grades during the dissertation sequence. Upon receiving the third NC, W, or WF within the dissertation sequence, the student will be dismissed from the program. Published course objectives for each dissertation course apply unless the student and dissertation committee/chair agree to and confirm in writing alternative specified objectives more appropriate for a particular dissertation topic.
Program Requirements
The EdD in Community College Executive Leadership degree program requires the satisfactory completion of 60 semester credit hours distributed as follows: cognate core requirements, 33 credit hours; elective requirements, 3 credit hours; research core requirements, 12 credit hours; and dissertation requirements, 12 credit hours.
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