{"id":3255,"date":"2023-08-17T13:11:30","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T17:11:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/?page_id=3255"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:48:20","slug":"adult-and-lifelong-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd\/adult-and-lifelong-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult and Lifelong Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Master&#8217;s Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/masters\/adult-and-lifelong-education\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/masters\/adult-and-lifelong-education\/\">Adult and Lifelong Education<\/a> (Master of Science or Master of Education options)\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/masters\/adult-learning-and-change\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/masters\/adult-learning-and-change\/\">Adult Learning and Change<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/masters\/health-professions-education\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/masters\/health-professions-education\/\">Health Professions Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/masters\/adult-learning-and-change\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/masters\/adult-learning-and-change\/\">Teaching Adults<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/program-descriptions\/master-training-and-development\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/program-descriptions\/master-training-and-development\/\">Training and Development<\/a> (Master of Education)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Doctoral Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/doctoral\/community-college-leadership\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/doctoral\/community-college-leadership\/\">Doctor of Education in Community College Leadership<\/a> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/doctoral\/adult-and-lifelong-education\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/doctoral\/adult-and-lifelong-education\/\">Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development: Adult and Lifelong Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Graduate Certificate Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/certificate\/teaching-training-and-educational-technology\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/graduate\/programs\/certificate\/teaching-training-and-educational-technology\/\">Teaching, Training, and Educational Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Adult and Lifelong Education Alumni Profiles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-347\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd-updated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2015\/11\/Coniglio_David-250pxx376-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Coniglio_David\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd-updated\/alumni\/dr-david-coniglio\/\">Dr. David Coniglio, &#8217;13<\/a><br>Academic Coordinator of the PA Program and&nbsp;Associate Professor of Health Professional Studies,<br>Campbell University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-347\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Copy-of-Dr.Gatewood_0989_crop-edit-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"DrGatewood\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/alumni-and-friends\/distinguished-alumni\/community-college-presidential-alumni\/dr-algie-gatewood\/\">Dr. Algie Gatewood, &#8217;94<\/a><br>President,<br>Alamance Community College<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-347\" style=\"float: left;margin-right: 15px\" src=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd-updated\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2016\/09\/making-plans-quote-150x150.png\" alt=\"Petherbridge\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/elphd-updated\/homepage\/dr-donna-petherbridge\/\">Dr. Donna Petherbridge, &#8217;07<\/a><br>Associate Vice Provost for Instructional Technology Support and Development,<br>North Carolina State University<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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Steve Thornburg, &#8217;88<\/a><br>President,<br>Cleveland Community College<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Master&#8217;s Programs Doctoral Programs Graduate Certificate Program Adult and Lifelong Education Alumni Profiles Dr. David Coniglio, &#8217;13Academic Coordinator of the PA Program and&nbsp;Associate Professor of Health Professional Studies,Campbell University Dr.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"Welcome to the Adult and Lifelong Education program.  We have several master degree and a graduate certificate that is offered  100% on-line and a Ph.D. specialization that is offered residentially in face-to-face instruction.  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