Advanced Certificate School District Leader

EmbarkThe School District Leader Advanced Certificate in Educational Administration is an accredited diploma program created exclusively to prepare school principals to assume roles in the district office.

Graduates of this innovative program will earn the New York State Certification to become a School District Leader in central administration offices. All courses are designed to train professional educators to assume various administrative, supervisory and leadership roles in schools and other educational organizations. 30 of these credits may be transferred towards the doctoral program.

Program Elements
Courses are taught by faculty members who are both experienced scholars and practitioners. This dynamic combination provides students with a balance of sound theory and practical application.  Faculty advisors are arranged for each student. The department’s faculty, administration and staff are available to assist students.

As an academic leader in technology, St. John’s University offers all courses in this program both on campus as well as through our Distance Learning option. This provides the flexibility to attend courses weeknights or work at your own location through our online courses.

What You Need to Know
CIP Code and Description:
13.0401 Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Normal length of program: 1 year semester based program (Please note that students can work on their own pace so actual length of time to complete the program may vary.)
Related Occupations: Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code of 11-9032.00 - Education Administrators, Elementary and Secondary School
Tuition, Fees, Books, Room and Board Costs: Tuition, Fees, Room and Board Costs are based on prevailing rate of the year in which courses applicable certificate program are taken. For more information please visit the Tuition and Fees Web site
Federal Student Loan Debt: $ 41,000
Private Loan Debt: Currently no statistical data is available
Program Completion in Normal Time: 0%
2010 Job Placement Rate: Currently no statistical data is available

Please note that statistics are based on less than 5 students

Department Contact
Dr. Rene S. Parmar, Chair 
Sullivan Hall 512
(718) 990-2503
parmarr@stjohns.edu

Graduate Admission Information
The School of Education
Office of Graduate Admissions
(718) 990-2304
graded@stjohns.edu

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