Boost Your Educational Career Path with a Professional Development Certificate

Whether you're seeking to gain experience in research, survey design, or program evaluation in the educational arena, University of Houston-Clear Lake's College of Education offers a certificate to meet your needs. Learn how to assess the effectiveness of the components of successful academic strategies with the program evaluation certificate, or acquire effective research skills that will help you make data-driven decisions as an administrator. After completing the coursework, you'll be equipped to play a vital role in delivering a high-quality education to students using qualitative and quantitative techniques. These certificates are designed to accompany your doctoral program, and your professional career.

Program Evaluation Professional Development Certificate

With this certificate, you'll learn to determine which educational opportunities deliver the optimal outcomes for students and teachers. The required coursework will provide you with the critical tools needed to conduct program evaluations not only for a school district, but for state and federal grants as well. Methodologies and practices taught in the courses include quantitative and qualitative research approaches, data analysis, and report writing.