Higher Education Administration (Graduate Certificate)
Higher Education Administration (Graduate Certificate)
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Higher Education Administration (Graduate Certificate)
You'll be prepared to lead and serve two-year, four-year, public, and private colleges and universities. You'll explore knowledge and skills within student life, academic affairs, athletics, and administrative divisions. And, you'll grow as a leader.
This 15-credit graduate certificate quickly gives you leadership skills. It is ideal for people with advanced degrees who lack leadership training or for those who want to begin their graduate degree by gaining leadership skills.
You'll enjoy an engaging and interactive learning experience that accommodates working professionals and attend classes online when it is convenient for you.
Program Highlights
- Take courses 100 percent online, at your convenience
- Enjoy 8- and 16-week course delivery
- No work experience or GRE admission requirement
- Structured to actively connect and engage with your professors and colleagues
- Complete your program in less than one year
- Gain employment and a lifetime of career advancement
- Faculty are nationally recognized and published researchers
- Apply coursework to a Higher Education master's degree
Program Distinctions
- Take an optional Education Abroad experience in Italy
- Participate in our Leadership Institute to explore current practices and research in the field
- St. Cloud State is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association
Student Organizations
Application Deadlines
| U.S. Citizens | International Outside U.S. |
International Inside U.S. |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | January 15 (priority), March 15, rolling through August 1 | January 15 (priority), March 15 | January 15 (priority), March 15 , rolling through August 1 |
| Spring | |||
| Summer |
Degree Levels
Licensure
Graduate Certificate
Master
Post-Master
Doctorate
Delivery Options
St. CLoud (on campus)
Online
Synchronous online
St. Cloud State at Plymouth
Evenings/Weekends
Graduate Director
Dr. Jennifer JonesPopular Careers
- Administration
- Admissions
- Advising
- Athletics
- Career services
- Residential life
- Records and registration
- Multicultural resource centers
- Student life and development
- Teaching
University Facts & Stats
- Top 3 percent of the most affordable universities in Forbes' "America's Top Colleges" ranking
- The state-of-the-art James W. Miller Learning Resources Center library staff assist students with coursework and research.
- Recognized for excellence in integrating international education with a 2013 Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization.
