Cert
Cert
Community College Leadership,
Description
This certificate is for individuals already employed at a community college who are in, or aspire to, an instructional leadership appointment or a senior administrative position. This certificate can be completed as a stand-alone credential or in conjunction with an Ed.D degree.
For more information, visit: Community College Leadership
Applying for Admission
Standard requirements for all graduate programs
- Application for Admission with $50 non-refundable application fee.
- Transcripts (unofficial): Uploaded as part of application form.
If International: Uploads must include all college- or university-level transcripts or mark sheets (records of courses and marks earned), with certificates, diplomas, and degrees plus certified English translations.
After admission: Official documents are required from all students who are admitted and enroll. Photocopies of certified records are not acceptable. International students enrolled in other U.S. institutions may have certified copies of all foreign records sent directly to the Office of Graduate Studies by their current school’s registrar office.
- If applicant’s native language is not English, verification of English proficiency
is required.
When sending TOEFL scores, our institution code is 6877 and a department code is not needed.
- If applicant is not a US citizen and expects an F or J visa: financial information.
- Applicants must also fulfill any additional requirements the department specifies at the time of application.
Additional requirements specific to this program
- Resume/CV
Certificate programs are not considered degree programs, additionally, coursework for this program is delivered primarily online, so international students should be aware that admission to this program is ineligible for immigration forms for an F-1 student visa.
Program Faculty
Crystal Garcia (bio)
Minoritized College Students, Critical Theories, Student Affairs, Sorority and Fraternity Life, Critical Qualitative Methods
Don Johnson (bio)
Superintendency, School Leadership, Mentoring in P-12 schools
Taeyeon Kim (bio)
Educational Accountability, Leadership Development, Policy Practice in K-12 Schools, International Comparative Perspectives
Nick Pace (bio)
The Principalship, School Culture and Climate, School Administrator Wellness and Life Balance, Mentoring, Qualitative Research
Channel McLewis (bio)
Organizational Change, Racial Inequities in College Pathways and Career Trajectories, Innovative Strategies and Policies for Institutional Transformation
Milad Mohebali (bio)
Knowledge/Power in Higher Education, Basic Needs Insecurity, Difficult Dialogues, Sociology of Higher Education, Critical Qualitative Methods
Elizabeth Niehaus (bio)
Student Affairs, Service-Learning/International Service-Learning, Internationalization of Higher Education, Study Abroad, Research Methods
Corey Rumann (bio)
Student Veteran Identity Development
Scott Sturgeon (bio)
Principalship, Principal Mentoring, Principal Supervision, Instructional Leadership & School Improvement Planning, School Culture and Student Behavior
Katherine Wesley (bio)
Community Colleges
Jiangang Xia (bio)
Leadership Theory, Policy Analysis, Program Evaluation, Quantitative Methods, Large Scale Data Analysis
UNL Graduate Chairs and staff please complete the program update form to provide edits. Updates to graduate program pages are made on an annual basis in conjunction with the Graduate Application for Admission.