Community College Administration

Types of Degrees Community College Administration Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many community college education graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Doctor’s Degree	168
Master’s Degree	146
Graduate Certificate	61

What Community College Administration Majors Need to Know

O*NET surveyed people in occupations related to community college administration and asked them what knowledge areas, skills, and abilities were important for their jobs. The responses were rated on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being most important.

Knowledge Areas for Community College Administration Majors

This major prepares you for careers in which these knowledge areas are important:

• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Education and Training - Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Personnel and Human Resources - Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Skills for Community College Administration Majors

When studying community college administration, you’ll learn many skills that will help you be successful in a wide range of jobs - even those that do not require a degree in the field. The following is a list of some of the most common skills needed for careers associated with this major:

• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Abilities for Community College Administration Majors

A major in community college administration will prepare for your careers in which the following abilities are important:

• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.

What Can You Do With a Community College Administration Major?

People with a community college administration degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title	Job Growth Rate	Median Salary
Postsecondary Education Administrators	10.1%	$94,340

Amount of Education Required for Careers Related to Community College Administration

Some degrees associated with community college administration may require an advanced degree, while others may not even require a bachelor’s in the field. Whatever the case may be, pursuing more education usually means that more career options will be available to you.

Find out what the typical degree level is for community college administration careers below.

Education Level	Percentage of Workers
Bachelor’s Degree	7.6%
Master’s Degree	47.9%
Doctoral Degree	37.2%
Post-Doctoral Training	7.2%

Online Community College Administration Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level	Colleges Offering Programs	Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year)	0	0
Certificate (1-2 years)	0	0
Certificate (2-4 Years)	0	0
Associate’s Degree	0	0
Bachelor’s Degree	17	6
Post-Baccalaureate	0	0
Master’s Degree	8	3
Post-Master’s	3	0
Doctor’s Degree (Research)	19	2
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice)	1	1
Doctor’s Degree (Other)	0	0

Majors Related to Community College Administration

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to community college administration.

Major	Number of Grads
General Educational Leadership & Administration	31,156
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	4,658
Other Educational Administration & Supervision	2,018
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	1,612
Elementary & Middle School Administration/Principalship	1,278
Superintendency & Educational System Administration	1,225
Urban Education & Leadership	576
Secondary School Administration/Principalship	403
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	337
Administration of Special Education	185
Early Childhood Program Administration	78
International School Administration/Leadership	18
Education Entrepreneurship	2

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• College Scorecard
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Usual Weekly Earnings of Wage and Salary Workers First Quarter 2020
• Image Credit: By Shai-WMIL under License

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