Where the Preparation to Lead Drives the Power to Change Lives

Are you ready to shape the future of learning? If so, UCF’s programs in Educational Leadership, Career and Workforce Education, and Higher Education will prepare you to create stronger schools, colleges, communities and industries. But most importantly, they’ll help you improve lives and careers — including your own.

In the classroom, you’ll learn from expert faculty who are teachers, scholars, practitioners and continuous learners. They have influenced how we learn and work as administrators, policymakers and industry experts. Their real-world perspective is built into every course. From developing a strategic improvement plan for a school to designing a workforce education curriculum for adult learners, you’ll graduate ready to lead effectively and efficiently.

Outside of the classroom, they’ll serve as your mentors, connecting you with internships in school districts, colleges, and professional organizations. As part of your course requirements, you might analyze student success data, facilitate a First-Year or Outward Bound experience, or consult on a career-readiness initiative.

Regardless of whether you’re an aspiring educator, a seasoned professional or an experienced leader eager to make an impact, at UCF you’ll gain the skills and strategies you need to empower others, drive systems forward and inspire meaningful, measurable change.

Your journey starts where every improvement begins — with education.

Areas of Study

Information Sessions

Join an upcoming information session to discover how UCF’s Career and Workforce Education, Education Leadership, and Higher Education programs can prepare you to pursue meaningful careers that prepare others to reach their potential. These sessions give you a leg up in the admission process, by giving you an opportunity to meet with faculty and staff, ask questions and learn about more requirements, career pathways and our vast network of community partners. Reserve your spot today!

Advising

Advising is available to support both current and prospective students. Whether you need help choosing the right program or track, planning your courses, or finding practicum and internship experiences, our advisors are here to help you.

Career and Technical/Workforce Education

Lisa Martino, Associate Lecturer
Sara Ann Shaw, Lecturer

Higher Education

Nancy Marshall, Lecturer

K-12 Educational Leadership

MA, MEd, EdS and Modified Core
Sheila Moore, Lecturer

EdD - Executive track
Larry Walker, Assistant Professor

Educational Innovation and Change, PhD

Thomas Cox, Associate Professor

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“As a wife, mother of two and travel sports coach, my schedule is packed — but UCF's CTE bachelor’s program fits seamlessly into my life. The flexibility allows me to keep up with work, family and coaching, while still growing professionally. My instructors are incredibly supportive, and the real-world content helps me make meaningful improvements in the training department I manage."

Amanda Britt
Current Career and Technical Education major

Scholarships

At UCF, we believe in expanding opportunity — and that includes making education more accessible for every student who’s ready to lead, serve and succeed.

Whether you’re a top student, rising professional or someone who needs financial support to keep advancing in your career, there’s a scholarship for you. Through Access 2 Opportunities (A2O), UCF’s scholarship portal, one application connects you to more than 200 scholarships — and hundreds more from donors and partners who see your promise and want to help you thrive.

So instead of focusing on financial barriers, you can focus on what really matters: learning, leading and making a lasting impact.

Scholarships Exclusively for Educational Leadership and Higher Education Graduate Students

Ann McCormick Simpson Endowed Scholarship
Dillon Burlson Memorial Scholarship
Frank and Ann Belle Memorial Endowed Scholarship