Doctorate in Community College Leadership
420 Oak Street, PRK 120
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 591-2710
[email protected]
DCCL courses generally run 7.5 weeks and include face-to-face and online components.
Your three-year journey begins in the summer with a one-day program orientation followed immediately by the start of summer courses. Summer courses include five days of face-to-face delivery with the remainder being online through the end of the semester. The first five-day, face-to-face component for Cohort Nine runs from Friday through Tuesday. The online portions of the two summer courses will follow consecutively, with IDSL 805 completing first and then ending the semester with IDSL 810.
Fall and Spring courses run consecutively - each for 7.5 weeks with about 1 week between courses. Breaks may require some follow-up course work or pre-course work. Fall and Spring courses generally begin on a Friday (the Friday before the regular Ferris courses begin) and end on a Wednesday – constituting 7.5 weeks. Each course typically includes one face-to-face component generally held during the second weekend of each class as follows: Friday 4 pm to 9 pm, and Saturday 8:30 am to 5 pm.
**Dates are subject to change up until the first class begins.
Cohort Nine Courses | Face-to-Face Dates | Course Dates |
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Summer 2018 – 7 credits | ||
IDSL 805 (3 credits) The Past, Present, and Future of Community Colleges |
Face-to-face week at Schoolcraft College Friday, May 11 (10:00 a.m.) – Tuesday, May 15 (5:00 p.m.) |
May 4 - June 22, 2018 |
IDSL 810 (3 credits) Critical Issues in the Community College |
May 4 - May 15, 2018; June 25 - Aug. 8, 2018 |
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IDSL 898 (1 credit) | ||
Fall 2018 – 7 credits | ||
IDSL 825 (3 credits) Foundations of Effective Leadership |
Face-to-face weekend at Schoolcraft College Friday, Aug. 24 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 25 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) |
Aug. 17 – Oct. 10, 2018 |
IDSL 885 (3 credits) Creating Culture of Student Learning & Success |
Face-to-face weekend at Schoolcraft College Friday, Oct. 26 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Oct. 27 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) |
Oct. 19 – Dec. 12, 2018 |
IDSL 898 (1 credit) | ||
Spring 2019 – 7 credits | ||
IDSL 880 (3 credits) Leadership for Teaching and Learning |
Face-to-face weekend at Schoolcraft College Friday, Jan. 11 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Jan. 12 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) |
Jan. 4 – Feb. 27, 2019 |
IDSL 840 (3 credits) Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis |
Face-to-face weekend at Schoolcraft College Friday, Mar. 15 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Mar. 16 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) |
Mar. 8 – May 1, 2019 |
IDSL 898 (1 credit) | ||
Summer 2019 – 6 credits | ||
IDSL 845 (4 credits) Quantitative Research Methods and Data Analysis |
Face-to-face week in Big Rapids Friday, May 31 – Monday, June 3 |
May 10 – July 17, 2019 |
IDSL 898 (2 credits) | ||
Fall 2019 – 7 credits | ||
IDSL 870 (3 credits) Marketing & Community Engagement |
Face-to-face weekend at Schoolcraft College Friday, Aug. 23 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Aug. 24 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) |
Aug. 16 – Oct. 9, 2019 |
IDSL 860 (3 credits) Resource Development |
Face-to-face weekend at Schoolcraft College Friday, Oct. 25 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Oct. 26 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) |
Oct. 18 – Dec. 11, 2019 |
IDSL 898 (1 credit) | ||
Spring 2020 – 7 credits | ||
IDSL 894 (3 credits) Practicum |
Students develop a unique schedule on their own. | Jan. 3 – Feb. 26, 2020 |
IDSL 865 (3 credits) Leveraging Human Resources |
Face-to-face weekend at Schoolcraft College Friday, Mar. 13 (4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.) Saturday, Mar. 14 (8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.) |
Mar. 6 – April 29, 2020 |
IDSL 898 (1 credit) | ||
Summer 2020 – 7 credits | ||
IDSL 835 (3 credits) Strategic Planning and Institutional Effectiveness |
Face-to-face week - Virtual May 15 - 19, 2020 |
May 8 - June 21, 2020 |
IDSL 855 (3 credits) |
June 22 - Aug. 5, 2020 | |
IDSL 898 (1 credit) | ||
Fall 2020 – 7 credits | ||
IDSL 895 (3 credits) Policy and Governance |
Face-to-face weekend - Virtual Friday, Aug. 21 - Saturday, Aug. 22 |
Aug. 14 – Oct. 7, 2020 |
IDSL 830 (3 credits) Organizational Transformation & Cultural Change |
Face-to-face weekend - Virtual Friday, Oct. 23 - Saturday, Oct. 24 |
Oct. 16 - Dec. 9, 2020 |
IDSL 898 (1 credit) | ||
Spring 2021 – 6 credits | ||
IDSL 898 (6 credits) CIPs |
Face-to-face weekend - Virtual Comprehensive Interviews and Presentations |
March 5-6, 2021 |
Commencement | Big Rapids Times TBD |
May, 2021 |