Management: Community College Policy & Administration

Professional doctorateDMDoctor of Management

Overview

A 54-credit cohort-based Doctor of Management for community college faculty and administrators, including four dissertation courses. Students attend a two-day on-site residency in Maryland each term; the program is not available to Maryland residents.

Official program name: Management: Community College Policy & Administration
Awarded degree: Doctor of Management
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level: Doctoral — professional doctorate
University: University of Maryland Global Campus
Administering location: Adelphi, MDWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject: Higher Education Administration Educational Leadership & Administration
Required credits: 54 credits
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration: can be completed within three years (cohort schedule of 6 credits in each of fall, spring and summer)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

54-credit online doctorate with a required two-day on-site residency each term; not available to Maryland residents.

Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.

Academic delivery: Online coursework + campus visitsCoursework is online, with required visits, residencies or immersions on campus or at another set location.
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits: Campus visits required
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practical placement: Placement requirement: not verified
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

Residency Required
Two-day on-site residency each term, normally Fridays and Saturdays
Each term · UMGC location in Maryland
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Dissertation

Four dissertation courses (CCPA 890–893)
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Academic calendar

Cohort takes 6 credits in fall, spring and summer
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Prior degree: RequiredMaster's degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Transfer credit: Not requiredNo transfer credits accepted
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredUp-to-date resume
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Interview: RequiredApplicants who pass the pre-screen interview with the admissions committee
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Writing sample: RequiredResponses to three writing prompts (300–500 words each)
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee: Required$100 — $100 doctoral application fee
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Priority deadline
February 28, 2027 · for Fall 2027
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Upcoming
Application deadline
June 30, 2027 · for Fall 2027
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Upcoming

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
All online students	$1,087	per creditEstimated tuition$58,698 = 54 credits × $1,087 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Technology fee: $15 per creditMandatory
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

AACC doctoral tuition discount Tuition discount
25 percent doctoral tuition discount
Eligibility: Full-time employees and staff members of American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) member institutions
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Military tuition rate Tuition discount
$250 per credit (standard undergraduate); $336 per credit (standard and specialty graduate)
Eligibility: Eligible servicemembers, spouses and dependent children
Source: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Institution-wide awards are listed because they cover online students at this level; eligibility conditions apply.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

This program is not available to Maryland residents. Official pageSource: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026
UMGC participates in NC-SARA and states it is authorized to offer distance education in all SARA states. Official pageSource: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

UMGC’s education, nursing, and public safety programs are not designed to prepare students for professional licensure from any individual state. State-by-state disclosureSource: umgc.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.

DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
umgc.edu/online-degrees/doctoral/dm-community-college-policy-administration — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
umgc.edu/terms-conditions/disclosures/professional-licensure — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
umgc.edu/terms-conditions/disclosures/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
umgc.edu/tuition-financial-assistance/tuition — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026

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Key facts

Online format
Online coursework + campus visits
In-person requirements
Campus visits required
Subject
Higher Education Administration · Educational Leadership & Administration
Length
can be completed within three years (cohort schedule of 6 credits in each of fall, spring and summer) · 54 credits
Tuition
$1,087 per creditAll online students
Next deadline
February 28, 2027 (Fall 2027)
Administering location
Adelphi, MD

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