School Building Leader Certificate in New York | St. Bonaventure University

Earn your School Building Leader Certificate in New York

Whether you’re an undergraduate student interested in moving onto graduate studies or someone currently in the workforce looking to upgrade your skills, you’ll love the convenience and flexibility of pursuing your School Building Leader certificate in New York at SBU. We can provide students with 2-3 different formats that directly connect with graduate programs including full-time, part-time and weekend formats; ensuring quality learning is accessible for all.

If you are currently looking to increase your career growth and industry knowledge, earning your School Building Leader certificate at SBU can greatly help. Aside from developing the knowledge and skills you've already acquired, your School Building Leader certificate provides you with room to grow on a personal level while expanding your professional network; a typical result from the graduate experience.

Open the doors to a successful career with a School Building Leader certificate. Call St. Bonaventure, today!

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Incredible SBU Alumni

When we say that studying at SBU can lead you on the path to becoming extraordinary, we mean it. Some of our notable alumni include:

Eugene McQuade: 1971; Chief Executive Officer, Citibank N.A.
Deborah A. Henretta: 1983; Group President, Proctor & Gamble – Asia
Charles J. Dougherty: 1971; President, Duquesne University
Andrew Nicholson: 2012; first-round pick of the Orlando Magic in the 2012 NBA Draft
Edward H. Bastian: 1979; President, Delta Air Lines
Chris LaPlaca: 1979; Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, ESPN
Robert S. McDow: 1991; Director of Finance and Plant Services, Sweet Home Central School, Amherst, NY
Richard P. Kearns: 1972; retired Chief Administrative Officer and now Senior Advisor, Zurich Financial Services Group
Janet Bodnar: 1971; Editor, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Magazine
Dan Barry: 1980; Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, New York Times
Tim Brown: 1985; President/CEO, Nestlé Canada

School Building Leader Certificate Program Detailed

There are numerous Master’s specializations available through SBU’s School of Education. Specializations include:

Certification - School Building Leader

The SBL Advanced Certificate program is designed for elementary and secondary teachers and school counselors seeking to become school principals. The 24-credit School Building Leader (SBL) program provides students with extended research-based knowledge in areas such as leadership, school and community relations, curriculum development, supervision, school finance and school law.

The SBL program is offered via a unique "hybrid" format. Each class meets 3 times (on Saturdays) per semester, with the rest of the course work completed online. The setting for these Saturday sessions alternates, by semester, between the University’s Olean and Hamburg locations. The SBL program offers fall starts and can be finished up in four semesters with no summer classes.

St. Bonaventure University is the oldest Catholic Franciscan University in the United States. Surround yourself with highly educated friars, faculty and other students who all share the same humble, human values that give St. Bonaventure its Franciscan identity.

St. Bonaventure University is located at the heart of the beautiful Allegheny Mountains of southwestern New York State.

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