Community College Teaching and Learning
Online Graduate Certificate Program

Increase your teaching effectiveness and build instructional leadership capacities by developing conceptual and hands-on skills.

 

Program Summary
Tuition
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Program Summary

The Graduate Certificate in Community College Teaching and Learning (CCTL) at the University of Illinois is designed to increase the teaching effectiveness of community college faculty and build the instructional leadership of supervisory personnel. This curriculum is focused on the effective design and implementation of quality instruction, contemporary instructional technologies, and other instruction using innovations such as peer-based collaboration and active learning strategies.

Courses are highly interactive and provide participants with a foundation of instructional theories, skills, and practices to support existing professional development efforts in community colleges. The CCTL curriculum is a cost-effective professional development model that is accessible to all faculty and instructional leaders in community colleges, irrespective of fields of specialization or location. 

This certificate program is designed for community college faculty and instructional leaders who desire to expand their knowledge and skills in instructional strategies and methods.  The curriculum is also appropriate for faculty supervisors who make decisions about classroom instruction.

A Graduate Certificate of Professional Development will be awarded after completion of 16 credit hours (four 4-hour courses). This certificate can be completed in one year.

 

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Tuition

The 2008-2009 tuition rate for each 4-hour course is $1,356 (USD). This rate includes both tuition and fees. Reading materials are not included in this amount. The tuition rate is the same for in-state, out-of-state, and international students. The cost for future courses is subject to moderate changes in accordance with the actions of the University of Illinois Board of Trustees.

Financial aid is not available for participants in the CCTL certificate program.

 

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Schedule/Courses

Course instruction is 100% online, allowing students great flexibility in scheduling their learning. Course requirements include a time each week when students participate in synchronous online group sessions live synchronous online class sessions.  Each course is 10 weeks long. This schedule allows students to complete a graduate certificate in one year. However, the certificate may be completed at a slower pace.

The Course Calendar displays the course sequence for the courses included in this certificate. This customizable certificate requires four courses from the following list:

• HRE 501: The Community College

• HRE 412: Instructional Techniques

• HRE 592: The Community College Student

• HRE 590: Assessing Learning Outcomes

• EPSY 407: Adult Learning and Development

• HRE 472 CC: Learning Technologies in Community Colleges

• HRE 517: Community College Program Development

• EPS 500 CC: Social Foundations of Community Colleges

Courses begin in January, April, July, and October!

 

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