Academics at New England College | Online Education Degrees | Online Education Programs

Academics

Distinguishing Characteristics

Graduate program(s)

Doctorate of Education K-12 Leadership	Master of Education - Principal/Superintendent
Doctorate of Education Higher Education Administration	CAGS - Literacy and Language Arts
Master of Education - Literature and Language Arts	CAGS - Special Education
Master of Education - Special Education	CAGS - Curriculum and Instruction
Master of Arts - Curriculum and Instruction	CAGS - School Leadership
Master of Education - School Leadership	CAGS - School Climate
Master of Education - School Climate	CAGS - Principal/Superintendent

Distinguishing characteristics of online program (as submitted by school)

Flexible offerings in 7 week, full semester, face to face and on-line

School type

Private

Grad programs NCATE accredited

Grad programs TEAC accredited

Terms

Some semester, most are seven week terms.

Program Offerings

Advanced degree programs offered

Education Specialist	N/A
Ph.D.	N/A
Ed.D.	Yes

Online master's in education degree programs

Concentrations with highest demand

Education, General

Curriculum and Instruction

Special Education and Teaching

Concentrations offered

Education, General

Curriculum and Instruction

Special Education and Teaching

Categories of study offered to master's students

Teaching track	Yes
Counseling/Psychology track	N/A
Administration track	Yes
Research/Policy track	Yes

Course Offerings

Credit-granting courses

Veterans

G.I. Bill certified	Yes
Yellow Ribbon Program member	Yes
SOC Member	Yes
Credit-granting DANTES course(s)	No

Faculty

Instructional faculty that teach courses accessible online	5 full-time; 17 part-time
Instructional faculty with Ph.D. or terminal degree	100% full-time; 59% part-time
Tenured or tenure-track faculty	5
Average experience teaching online courses	6 years
Program fully finances faculty training	No
Tech staff supporting faculty	6 full-time; 5 part-time

Class Size

Average class size	10
Maximum class size	20

Integration With Campus

Can earn degree entirely online

Depends

Can earn degree entirely abroad

N/A

Possible in-person attendance requirements

Orientations	Yes
Classes	No
Group projects/simulations	No
Exams	No

Same academic track as campus-based program

Yes

Collaboration among online and face-to-face students

No instructor preference

Students enroll as online students

Yes, but can take classes on campus without notification

Credits earned online equal earned on campus

Yes

Faculty who teach online also teach on campus

Minority

Same curricula for online and campus students

All

Retention

One-year retention rates

Graduation

Graduation rates

Most frequent duration of time for new students to graduate	2.0 years
Program target time to graduate	2 years
Required time to earn degree	N/A