Overview

As a member of the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED), WCU has been actively engaged in rethinking and redesigning the professional doctorate in education so it can maximize its effectiveness for participants.

Key Features

The Educational Leadership program from Western Carolina University offers two concentrations: Community College Leadership and P-12 Leadership.

This program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (formerly NCATE) and authorized by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to offer superintendent licensure as a sub-concentration.

Accreditation

This program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (formerly NCATE) and authorized by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction to offer superintendent licensure as a sub-concentration.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The Doctor of Education Degree Program is a 52-hour, cohort program. Cohorts begin the program in the summer, progress through a nine semester sequence of leadership and research courses meeting one weekend monthly at the WCU Biltmore Park campus in Asheville, with continuous work online and in workplace laboratories of practice.

The program culminates with a disquisition—a written and oral presentation of the three-year improvement project. Applicants admitted to the P-12 Leadership concentration who intend to complete the requirements for a Superintendent’s license must have earned a Principal’s license prior to being admitted to the program.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

52 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Asheville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Application letter, including short and long-range objectives for completing the EdD

Resume highlighting leadership experience

Official transcripts for all graduate work, documenting a GPA of 3.5 (recommended)

At least three references

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

21514 USD / year

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Out-of-State

21514 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

10794 USD / year

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Living costs

Asheville

United States

1124 - 1870 USD / month

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