The University of La Verne's Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) program, offered by the College of Business and Public Management, is designed for professionals with five or more years of work experience who wish to become the next generation of outstanding civic leaders and professionals. Graduates of the program are ready to assume vital roles as insightful and thoughtful contributors to a broad spectrum of public sector organizations, as well as nonprofits, municipal government, and a variety of quasi-governmental agencies.<br>Students in the DPA program graduate with valuable skills and knowledge they can immediately apply to real-world problems and career opportunities, including how to:<br><br>think critically and globally about how to address complex organizational and business problems,<br>assess and set public policy,<br>develop and measure instruments, conduct research, and evaluate the effectiveness of a program or initiative,<br>develop an organizational construct for effective public sector outcomes,<br>apply urban and governance theory to real-world situations,<br>understand economic perspectives in administrative and policy analysis,<br>successfully collaborate and communicate across an organization to achieve goals, and<br>make ethical and sound decisions.