Program Overview

Graduate Certificate in Adult and Community Education

The Graduate Certificate in Adult and Community Education is designed to help individuals develop their philosophies of adult education and teaching, as well as the skills to effectively deliver community education programs. This program is ideal for those seeking professional development, job promotion, or skills development for a career change.

Program Overview

The graduate certificate program is offered fully online and consists of 15 credits. It is a great option for those who want to advance their current career and be closer to a whole new path. Completing the graduate certificate in Adult and Community Education counts toward the first half of a master's degree in the same program.

Course Requirements

The certificate program consists of 15 credits, including:

• Required Courses (9 credits)
  • EDAC 631 Adult and Community Education (3 credits)
  • EDAC 634 Adult Learning Theories (3 credits) or EDAC 635 Strategies for Teaching Adult Learners (3 credits)
  • EDAC 655 Continuing Education for Professionals (3 credits)
• Elective Courses (Choose 6 credits)
  • EDAC 629 Psychology of Adult Adjustment (3 credits)
  • EDAC 632 Organizing Adult and Community Education Programs (3 credits)
  • EDAC 638 Program Planning in Community and Adult Education (3 credits)
  • EDAC 644 Collaborative Learning in Adult, Higher, and Community Education (3 credits)
  • EDAC 646 Working with Volunteers in Community Agencies (3 credits)
  • EDAC 648 The Community Educator (3 credits)
  • EDAC 681 Managing Community Education (3 credits)
  • EDAC 698 Seminar in Adult and Community Education (3 credits)
  • EDFO 660 Comparative Education (3 credits)
  • EDMU 660 Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools (3 credits)
  • EDST 697 The Grant Process and Research (3 credits)
  • EDTE 660 Instructional Design and Technology (3 credits)
  • EDTE 665 Visual and Digital Literacies (3 credits)
  • EDTE 675 Distance, Flexible, and Blended Education (3 credits)
  • EDAC 643 Transformative Leadership

Program Benefits

The program offers several benefits, including:

• The opportunity to participate in research studies, present at conferences, and submit journal articles
• Access to an academic advisor for face-to-face, telephone, video conferencing, and email meetings
• Project-based learning to connect theories and methodologies with real-world experiences
• The ability to transfer certificate credits into Ball State's M.A. degree in Adult and Community Education or the Ed.D. in Adult and Community Education
• Access to textbook authors and internationally known leaders in the field via adult, continuing, and community education conferences and video conferences
• The development of individual philosophies of adult education and teaching, as well as skills to effectively deliver community education programs
• Professors who are active members of the Commission of Professors of Adult Education of the American Association of Adult and Community Education

Program Details

The Graduate Certificate in Adult and Community Education is part of the nationally recognized Teachers College and is housed within the Department of Educational Studies. The program is designed to help individuals develop their skills and knowledge in adult and community education, and to advance their careers in this field.