The accelerated 120-credit hour (three-year) program will prepare future leaders in all aspects of community education through the working and teaching in 21st Century non-formal and informal learning environments. The strength of the majors within the Community Education Program is enhanced through vibrant community-based partnerships. This major is addressed through partnerships with museums (e.g., Ohio Valley Children’s Museum Wheeling WV, The Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh) of the Community Education program. This major is designed for students who are interested in museum education in any area (e.g. arts, sciences, historic, etc.) and want to become leaders in community-based organizations related to museums, promoting the service, care, and education of children, adolescents, and life-long learners. Students in museum education can work as program directors for science, history, or children’s museums (e.g., Children’s Museum in Wheeling and Pittsburgh). The curriculum is designed to structure, facilitate, and promote the 21st Century skills of critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity. Students are encouraged to communicate and collaborate with individuals, groups, and institutions of the community on a local, national, and even international level. The program aims to develop master educators, facilitators, and educational leaders that contribute to community development at various levels, by engaging in the community through teaching, motivating its members through reflection, and consequently changing lives in a positive way. At the completion of the program, students will: speak, write, and effectively present on issues and research related to community education; work with a diverse group of children and adolescents and global communities on a local, national, and international level; support community education by designing programs and measures of assessment; develop effective leadership, administrative and managerial skill sets relevant to community-educational and non-profit organization; integrate the arts and foster 21st century skills in various majors in community education. The employment opportunities that is likely to be available to community education program graduates in the fields of community arts, disabilities services, educational leadership in faith organizations, museum education, outdoor education, and sports, recreation, and wellness: activity specialists, after-school program directors, camp directors, community outreach coordinators, directors of education, education program coordinators, environmental literacy programmers, non-profit administrators, non-profit grant writers, outdoor and environmental center facilitators, program coordinators for art-based organizations program, directors of parks and recreation, programming specialists, recreation and wellness specialists, recreation leaders, recreation supervisors, summer camp directors, tourism education, youth program promoters, youth ministry.