Adult and Continuing Education Administration

A program that focuses on the principles and techniques of administering programs and facilities designed to serve the basic education needs of undereducated adults, or the continuing education needs of adults seeking further or specialized instruction, and that prepares individuals to serve as administrators of such programs. Includes instruction in adult education principles, program and facilities planning, personnel management, community and client relations, budgeting and administration, professional standards, and applicable laws and policies.

While Adult and Continuing Education Administration offers degrees up to the Doctors degree research scholarship, most students earn a Masters degree. Students major in Adult and Continuing Education Administration all over the country, though the major at the Doctors degree research scholarship level has the most graduates in Arkansas. The average starting salary for a graduate with a bachelor's degree in Adult and Continuing Education Administration is $37,307.