Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Community College Teaching and Learning, Graduate Certificate


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College of Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Community College Teaching and Learning, Graduate Certificate


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What Can I Do with a Certificate in Community College Teaching and Learning?

With their open-access model and low tuition rates, nearly half of all undergraduates attend community college.  To achieve their diverse missions, the more than 1,000 public, independent and tribal community colleges in the United States rely on a blend of full- and part-time faculty to offer the broadest array of courses to meet varying student curricular and scheduling demands.  This certificate prepares current full- and part-time future faculty for the complex environment facing community colleges.  Part-time faculty members, or adjuncts, have long been part of community college staff.  Adjunct faculty members are typically hired because they possess technical skills and practical knowledge that are beneficial to students.  Their expertise and workplace experiences will be supplemented through the knowledge gained in this certificate about community colleges as organizations, educational technology, curriculum design, and the characteristics of today's community college students.

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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

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Department of Educational Leadership

Community College Teaching and Learning, Graduate Certificate


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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Community College Teaching and Learning, Graduate Certificate


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Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion 12

Purpose Statement

The Community College Teaching & Learning Certificate (CCTLC) is designed for individuals pursuing teaching opportunities at the community college/higher education level. It is geared to supplement students’ practical and technical skills for their fields of expertise with community college organizational knowledge, curriculum design, college teaching, and understanding the characteristics of today’s community college student.
 
This certificate prepares current full- and part-time future faculty for the complex environment facing community colleges.  Part-time faculty members, or adjuncts, have long been part of community college staff.  Adjunct faculty members are typically hired because they possess technical skills and practical knowledge that are beneficial to students.  Their expertise and workplace experiences will be supplemented through the knowledge gained in this certificate about community colleges as organizations, educational technology, curriculum design, and the characteristics of today's community college students.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students achieving the Community College Teaching and Learning certificate will attain theoretical and practical understanding of concepts in the post-secondary framework of teaching and learning, and will be able to:

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Community College Teaching and Learning, Graduate Certificate


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Department of Educational Leadership

Community College Teaching and Learning, Graduate Certificate


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