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A School Building Leader Certificate near Upstate New York from St. Bonaventure

From undergraduate students looking to move into graduate studies to any individual coming straight from the workforce, upgrading your current skills or developing new ones is easy when studying for your School Building Leader certificate near Upstate New York with SBU. With 2-3 different formats for many of our graduate programs, including full-time, part-time and weekend formats, you’ll be able to tailor a schedule that works for you, allowing you to maximize your learning experience.

Earning your School Building Leader certificate from SBU can greatly improve your potential for career growth. 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.

Unleash your potential with a School Building Leader certificate. Contact St. Bonaventure, today!

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Extraordinary 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 Details

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.

Across the United States, St. Bonaventure University is the oldest Catholic Franciscan University. You’ll surround yourself with friars, faculty and students who share the humble, human values that give St. Bonaventure its Franciscan identity.

St. Bonaventure University is right at the heart of the gorgeous Allegheny Mountains of southwestern New York State.

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