In Fall 2024, Cal State LA and PCC launched a partnership in support of Cal State LA’s new Ed. D. in Educational Leadership program. This three-year Ed. D. program is unique in that it: (a) aims to develop community college leaders, specifically, and (b) focuses on a problem of practice: transfer from the community college to a four-year institute. 

To ensure these program objectives are achieved, a set of the required courses are delivered in a real-world community college context: the PCC Colorado campus. For each of the PCC-based courses, a PCC administrator is identified to serve as program liaison. These PCC leaders help bring real-world insights and experiences to the theories and topics addressed within the designated course. They also serve as a point person when students are preparing to conduct research in their selected topic.

Dr. Laura Ramirez, Vice-President of Instruction (lramirez120@pasadena.edu) and Dr. Jason C. Robinson, Director of Professional and Organizational Development (jrobinson26@pasadena.edu), serve as the PCC leads for this partnership. 

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