教育领导力部的任务是为各级公立和私立教育机构以及其他组织的教育部门的领导者做好准备并提供支持。成人/社区教育博士课程通过其在人力资源开发，大学教学，社区教育和成人教育中的集中工作，为个人准备在各种环境中的成人教育课程中的领导职位：大学和社区学院，工商业，卫生和社会服务机构以及公立和私立学校。该计划提供了广泛的经验，使领导者可以针对实践中面临的组织问题和机会，采取多种不同的观点。该学位的完成满足满足其他要求的成人教育管理部门对佛罗里达州认证的要求：三年的教学和一份专业证书。
The Adult and Community Educational Leadership programs serves individuals preparing for leadership positions in education programs for adults in a wide variety of settings: Universities and community colleges, business and industry, health and social service agencies, government and non-profit agencies. The programs within this area provide broad experiences that allow leaders to bring many different perspectives to bear on the organizational problems and opportunities which confront them in practice.<br><br>Capable reflective decision-makers have the means to teach students or service clients effectively and understand the responsibilities involved in the role. For the Department of Educational Leadership, capable reflective decision-makers require experiential knowledge, which is provided through the experiential courses specific to each program area.