Overview

Today businesses and organizations see training programs as necessary for professional development and retention of effective employees. Adult and community educators are being welcomed into the workplace to plan, design, implement, and evaluate programs for adults.

The Adult and Community Education program of Ball State University will show you that teaching adults is quite different from instructing younger populations. You’ll experience a teaching theory that is frequently more collaborative and cooperative, and always student led. Different teaching philosophies come to life with each professor you encounter. And one of your very first courses will help you develop, like your professors, your own teaching style.

This degree provides the flexibility of taking courses face-to-face, online, or a blend of both. Courses are offered online, on our main campus in Muncie, Indiana, or at Ball State centers in downtown Indianapolis and Fishers, Indiana. Face-to-face courses are offered on weekday evenings (Monday through Thursday) or five full-day Saturdays.

What You Will Learn

Our adult and community education program allows you to gain skills in:

instructional design

staff development

program evaluation

community education development

This degree can also prepare your for entry into our doctorate in adult and community education.

Program content includes:

adult and community learning concepts, theories, and practices

educational program design, implementation, and evaluation

strategies for creating and sustaining learning organizations

interaction of educational, social, political, and economic systems within communities

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Adult and Community Education

Organizing Adult and Community Education Programs

The Adult as a Learner

Strategies for Teaching Adults

Program Planning in Community and Adult Education

The Community Educator

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00 , International

More details

National: Your application must be completed two weeks before the start of the semester you’re planning to enroll.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Muncie, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.7

English requirements

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IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

You must have a bachelor's degree or higher from an institution recognized by a regional accrediting association

GRE not required
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Tuition Fees

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International Applies to you

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Non-residents

15312 USD / year

≈ 15312 USD / year
Out-of-State

15312 USD / year

≈ 15312 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10208 USD / year

≈ 10208 USD / year

Funding

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Overview

What You Will Learn

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

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Funding

Scholarships Information

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