EdD in Educational Leadership

Creating a Better Educational Future

The ELAP program prepares leaders in public & private (K-12) education to create and sustain powerful learning communities. This program offers dynamic curriculum focusing on action research, continuous improvement and developing culture.

Program Overview

Designed for educational leaders in public & private (K-12) education from around the globe who serve and/or aspire to serve in dynamic leadership roles at school sites, district and county offices of education. Its 60/40 hybrid learning format engages students in both face-to-face and online learning environments. Face-to-face meetings are held in four-day intense sessions five times over each academic year; online learning engages students in innovative and dynamic learning in between the face-to-face sessions. Weekend sessions are held at the West Los Angeles Graduate Campus.

Program Benefits

• Allows students to continue full-time work while engaged in study
• Hybrid blended format delivers course work via 60 percent face-to-face interaction and 40 percent online instruction
• Required trip to Washington, DC, or a similar venue to experience policy development at the federal, state, or local level
• Nationally recognized faculty of scholar-practitioners with extensive educational leadership experience
• Faculty mentors dedicated to students' academic and professional success
• Emphasis on the development of ethical and culturally proficient personal leadership
• Development of inquiry/practitioner research knowledge and skills
• Cohort model designed for peer support and professional relationship development
• Career Services Center dedicated exclusively to the field of education to support students' professional advancement
• Writing Support Center offers writing seminars and APA workshops, as well as individual review and guidance on writing papers and dissertation manuscripts
• Extensive alumni network comprising more than 20,000 members