Certificate in Adult and Community Education
The Graduate Certificate in Adult and Community Education provides course for professionals who have responsibilities for continuing education, lifelong learning, or other education for adults in government agencies, companies, community settings, academia, voluteer or nonprofit organizations, or other places learning occurs.
Companies spend more than $340 billion on employee training and development, averaging more than $1500 per employee per year. (Bersin & Associates, the leading research and advisory company for corporate learning, talent management, and HR, 2024). In many cases, it’s the employees themselves that are looking to advance their skills, earn a promotion, or change career paths. Meanwhile, workers transitioning from an industrial economy into a knowledge-based economy need relevant skills to succeed in today’s occupational marketplace.
Whether your interest is facilitating professional and continuing education, human resource development, workplace learning, distance education, adult and family literacy, or other areas of specialized practice, organizations and companies always need education programs delivered to their work force.
Targeted to non-traditional students, typically 25 or older, Ball State’s graduate certificate in adult education is ideal for professionals who want skills for designing, implementing, and evaluating adult and community education programs.
The graduate certificate consists of 15 credit hours.
15 credits
Required Adult and Community Education Courses, 9 credits
The required core courses from Adult and Community Education include the following:
EDAC 631, EDAC 655, and you can select either: EDAC 634 or EDAC 635.
Then to reach the 15 credit hours, select 2 courses (6 credits) from the list of electives below.
| EDAC 631 | Introduction to Adult and Community Education | 3 |
| EDAC 655 | Continuing Education for Professionals | 3 |
| and | |
| EDAC 634 | Adult Learning Theories | 3 |
| or | |
| EDAC 635 | Strategies for Teaching Adult Learners | 3 |
Electives, 6 credits from:
| EDAC 629 | Psychology of Adult Adjustment | 3 |
| EDAC 632 | Organizing and Managing Adult and Community Education Programs | 3 |
| EDAC 638 | Program Planning in Community and Adult Education | 3 |
| EDAC 644 | Collaborative Learning in Adult and Community Education | 3 |
| EDAC 646 | Working with Volunteers in Community Organizations | 3 |
| EDAC 648 | The Community Educator | 3 |
| EDAC 681 | Community Engagement Through Art-Based and Popular Education | 3 |
| EDAC 698 | Special Topics in Adult and Community Education | 3 |
| EDFO 660 | Comparative Education | 3 |
| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
| EDST 697 | The Grant Process and Research | 3 |
| EDTE 660 | Instructional Design and Technology | 3 |
| EDTE 665 | Visual and Digital Literacies | 3 |
| EDTE 675 | Distance, Flexible, and Blended Education | 3 |
| or equivalent course to be determined with advisor | |
| EDAC 643 | Transformative Leadership for Adults | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 15