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Adult and Community Education, M.A.

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Expand Your Career Opportunities by Developing Your Teaching and Training Skills

100 percent online to help incorporate your advancement with your life and career

Overview

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Wanted: Educators, Trainers, Communicators

With the increased emphasis on educational and recreational services for baby boomers and the almost infinite educational and training needs in the private and public sectors, the demand for adult and community education has never been higher.

Develop Your Leadership Skills for the 21st Century

Our graduates include nurses, police officers, community organizers, corporate managers, engineers, technicians, and human resource professionals—all who have earned our degree to help advance their careers.

Discover and Nurture Your Unique Talents

Since we know our students come from diverse career stages and have distinct aspirations, our program is designed to encourage interaction to make sure you develop your own unique set of skills that will help further your career.

Learn Online But Not Alone

Our full-time professors (no part-timers) teach all of our online courses. We encourage a high degree of interaction between you, your professor, and your small cohort of fellow students. And because IUP is a state-funded university, you get the benefit of being taught by IUP’s internationally recognized educators at a fraction of the cost of a private institution.

Faculty

Gary Dean

Gary Dean

Dean is a professor in the Department of Adult and Community Education, and is chair of the department and coordinator for the online master’s program in Adult and Community Education. He has been at IUP since 1987, and has given over 70 regional, national, and international presentations on adult and community education. He’s authored or coauthored four books and 60 articles and edits the PAACE Journal of Lifelong Learning.

 

Jeffrey Ritchey

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Ritchey is a professor in the Department of Adult and Community Education, and is coordinator for the master’s program in Adult Education and Communications Technology. He has been at IUP since 2005, and teaches courses in learning theory and program planning, as well as special-topics classes addressing technology's impact on community and identity. His research focuses on community capacity-building, nonformal learning, distance education, and adult development.

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  • School of Graduate Studies and Research
  • Stright Hall, Room 101
    210 South Tenth Street
    Indiana, PA 15705-1048
  • Phone: 724-357-2222
  • Fax: 724-357-4862
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  • Office Hours
  • Monday through Friday
  • 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
  • Summer: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.