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Adult and Community College Education, Ed.D.


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North Carolina State University offers a doctorate in Adult and Community College Education through the Graduate Center at UNC Charlotte. The degree is in higher education administration and is designed to foster scholarly practitioners to develop innovative leadership in administration and instruction. It is taught on the UNC Charlotte’s main campus by NC State faculty in an executive weekend cohort model. The program offers access to both resources of Charlotte metro area and the convenience of UNC Charlotte campus.

The Charlotte Cohort’s Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) in Adult and Community College Education degree is designed to prepare practitioners for leadership and teaching positions in their work with educating adults. The focus is on the study and practice of teaching, learning, leading, and education-planning for individuals, groups, and society. The cohort meets on the main campus of UNC Charlotte and provides a unique opportunity for working professionals to complete a doctoral program.

Program Structure


Doctoral students are admitted as a cohort in four-year intervals.  Cohort members enroll in a set curriculum and participate in 3½ years of coursework.  Students participate in 7 credit hours of coursework each Fall and Spring semester, and 6 credit hours during the Summer session.  Courses meet on Friday evenings and Saturdays throughout the year.  Courses are taught face-to-face, online, and in a hybrid format. 

During the dissertation process, each student has a specific NC State faculty member who guides the student in the development, research effort, and defense of the dissertation.

Admission Requirements


Applicants must apply through the NC State Graduate School Admissions website. The following steps are required:

  1. Complete the online admissions form, including a personal statement of goals for seeking a doctoral programs and participation in this executive cohort program.
  2. Submit a transcript from all previous undergraduate and master’s coursework.
  3. Submit Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Millers Analogies Test (MAT) scores, taken within the last five years.
  4. Submit a résumé and three references.
  5. Complete the online North Carolina Residency Form if claiming NC residence for tuition  purposes.

Complete discussion of admissions procedures are noted on the Department of Adult and Higher Education at NC State’s admissions website at http://ahecohort.ncsu.edu/apply.

Admissions questions should be directed to Dr. James E. Bartlett at james_bartlett@ncsu.edu.  Admissions process questions should be directed to Shana Scott, Graduate Services Coordinator, at shana_scott@ncsu.edu or 919-515-6238. 

Program Requirements


This is a tentative listing for the 2016-2019 Charlotte Cohort, subject to change based upon availability of faculty and of related needs of the cohort program.

YEAR 1

Summer 2016 (6 credit hours)
  • Reflective Practices
  • The Change Process
Fall 2016 (7 credit hours)
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Issues
  • Dissertation Chapter 1
Spring 2017 (7 credit hours)
  • Administrative Issues
  • Improvement Science
  • Dissertation Chapter 1

YEAR 2

Summer  2017 (7 credit hours)
  • Interdisciplinary Internship
  • Qualitative Research Methods
  • Dissertation Chapter 2 
Fall 2017 (7 credit hours)
  • Community College
  • Quantitative Research Methods I
  • Dissertation Chapter 2 
Spring 2017 (7 credit hours)
  • Workforce Education & Development
  • Quantitative Research Methods II
  • Dissertation Chapter 3 

YEAR 3

Summer 2018 (7 credit hours)
  • Proposal Writing
  • Programing Process/Evaluation
  • Dissertation Chapter 3 
Fall 2018 (6 credit hours)
  • Dissertation Hours
  • Proposal Defense 
Spring 2019 (3 credit hours)
  • Dissertation Hours
  • Dissertation Defense

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