The program is well suited for current teachers who want to move into administrative roles, education administrators that want to advance, and community college & Bachelor level instructors that want to teach at a higher level. It opens the door to administrative advancement and teaching opportunities at the collegiate level, whether university, community college, for-profit or non-for-profit. This program is intended for practicing professionals who seek to join the higher education community from other professions or who wish to accelerate their career path. The goal of the Doctor of Education in Higher Education and Organizational Change (EdD) degree offered by Benedictine University to produce effective practitioners who can use knowledge to achieve best practice in their areas of service requires mastery of core theory and practice in the entire range of subject areas that is higher education. The content areas are taught by seasoned administrators and managers in the field of higher education. The overarching goal of the program is to develop academic professionals who can help make the critical changes necessary to keep American higher education the best in the world.