School Building Leader Certificate in the Northeast | St. Bonaventure University

Earn a School Building Leader Certificate in the Northeast from St. Bonaventure

Whether you are currently an undergraduate student looking to move into graduate studies or just someone currently engaged in the workforce looking to develop stronger skills, you’ll love what a School Building Leader certificate in the Northeast at SBU can offer. 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 more skills and increasing your workplace understanding, your School Building Leader certificate helps create personal growth in your life and an expanded network that can only come from the graduate school experience.

Now is the time to get started with your School Building Leader certificate at St. Bonaventure. Call to learn more!

SBU has been constantly named one of the 10 best College Values in the northern US by US News and World Report!

Exemplary 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

Study Details for the School Building Leader Certificate Program

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 currently the oldest Catholic Franciscan University in America. You’ll encircle yourself with friars, professors and eager students who have the same humble, human values; values that give St. Bonaventure its Franciscan identity.

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

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