Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration

Program Overview

New England College's EdD in Higher Education Administration is a three-year, low-residency program designed for working professionals. The program focuses on applied research and allows participants to develop expertise in areas such as organizational leadership, financial management, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. The hybrid delivery model combines in-person classes with online coursework, providing flexibility for busy schedules. Graduates are equipped with the knowledge and skills to become effective leaders and change agents in higher education.

Program Outline

EdD in Higher Education Administration Program at New England College (NEC)

Degree Overview

#Program Description

NEC's Doctor of Education in Higher Education Administration (EdD) is a three-year, low-residency program designed for working professionals who want to become experts in their areas of interest. The program focuses on applied research and allows participants to have an immediate impact on the quality of education in their work environments. The EdD in Higher Education Administration allows participants to develop expertise in specific settings and issues, including:

• Organizational development and leadership
• Financial management and budgeting
• Public policy and advocacy
• Data-driven decision-making
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Instructional design and pedagogy
• #Program Objectives
The program aims to equip graduates with the knowledge, skills, and experience to:
• Identify and address critical issues in educational policy and practice.

• Incorporate knowledge, theory, and research to improve professional practice.

• Demonstrate effective and inclusive written and oral communication skills.

• Create strategies and interventions to address diversity, equity, and inclusion in educational organizations.

• Demonstrate knowledge of administrative, leadership, and management practices and structures found in diverse institutions of education.

• Demonstrate skills to work effectively with others, be advocates for members of the learning community, and lead organizational change and reform.

• Articulate a personal philosophy of professional practice and a vision for educational organizations which is responsive to societal challenges of complexity, diversity, and social justice.

• Identify and apply various pedagogical approaches that maximize learning.

• Design and conduct independent and collaborative research.

• Apply a critical theory lens to self-reflection and research to address issues of power, positionality, and ethics.

Outline

#Program Content

The EdD in Higher Education Administration program curriculum covers a wide range of topics, including:

• Organizational Leadership and Change
• Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
• Budgeting and Finance
• Strategic Management in Higher Education
• Public Policy in Higher Education
• Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - Innovative Pedagogies
• Promoting Access, Retention and Achievement
• Preventative Law
• Higher Education Law and Ethics
• Research Methods and Design
• Quantitative and Qualitative Research Analysis
• Dissertation Development and Completion
• #Program Structure
The program follows a hybrid delivery model, with two weekends of in-person classes at NEC's Henniker campus each seven-week term and one online course delivered 100% online each term. This structure allows for flexibility and accommodates the busy schedules of working professionals. The program is divided into three phases:
• Phase 1: Foundations of Higher Education Administration (Year 1)
• Phase 2: Advanced Topics in Higher Education Administration (Year 2)
• Phase 3: Dissertation Research and Completion (Year 3)
• #Individual Modules

Phase 1: Foundations of Higher Education Administration

• HEA 8010 (ED 8010) - Seminar in Educational Research I
• HEA 8020 - Contemporary Issues in Higher Education
• HEA 8030 - Organizational Leadership and Change
• HEA 8040 (ED 8040) - Seminar in Educational Research II
• HEA 8050 - Advanced Student Development

Phase 2: Advanced Topics in Higher Education Administration

• HEA 8060 (ED 8060) - Dissertation Seminar I
• HEA 8070 - Budgeting and Finance
• HEA 8080 - Strategic Management in Higher Education
• HEA 8090 - Public Policy in Higher Education
• HEA 8100 - Teaching and Learning in Higher Education - Innovative Pedagogies

Phase 3: Dissertation Research and Completion

• HEA 8110 (ED 8110) - Dissertation Seminar II
• HEA 8120 - Promoting Access, Retention and Achievement
• HEA 8130 - Preventative Law
• HEA 8140 (ED 8140) - Dissertation III: Completion and Approval
• HEA 8150 (ED 8150) - Comprehensive Project
• HEA 8155 (ED 8155) - Methods and Analysis Seminar
• HEA 8065 (ED 8065) - Literature Review Seminar