ACCELERATED DEGREE PROGRAM

Executive

Leadership

Academy

Program Features
Meet Our Director
See Our Curriculum

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ELA is a unique alternative to the traditional method of earning an undergraduate degree. This program serves adult learners who develop structured approaches and solutions to real-world problems. The Executive Leadership Academy is an accelerated concentration under the business entrepreneurship degree.

Students will engage in a unique alternative to the traditional method of earning an undergraduate degree.

ELA serves adult learners who develop structured approaches and solutions to real-world problems.ELA is designed for accelerated nontraditional degree options at Simmons College of Kentucky.

ELA serves adults ages 23 and older who have completed a minimum of 45 college semester hours with a cumulative 2.0 GPA or better.

Adult learners are typically employed full-time. Thus, ELA offers flexible evening courses in the following formats: Online, Campus, or Blended. Each of our degree options is one night per week over an 18-month period. ELA offers the adult learner the opportunity to earn the requisite semester hours of credit. We value prior knowledge, work experience, and technical training.

Our students are eligible to receive additional semester hours of credit through the required prior learning portfolio process. Credit hours can be earned for technical and professional non-collegiate training, employment, and life-learning experiences through a Portfolio Curriculum. Students identify their experiences in a mandatory essay format and document all appropriate credentials in a portfolio for evaluation.


Meet Our Director: Shirrod Le'Det EMBA

Shirrod Le'Det is a dynamic 3x-author, speaker, and executive leadership educator challenging the status quo in business growth and leadership development. Armed with an Executive MBA from Strayer University's Jack Welch Management Institute, where he graduated with honors, Shirrod boasts over 18 years of high-level leadership experience. He excels in optimizing organizational processes and infrastructures to achieve mission-critical results.

Specializing in organizational leadership, employee engagement, and culture development, Shirrod is dedicated to helping individuals and leaders find meaning in their lives and organizations. His thought leadership style acts as a change agent, shifting perspectives, changing behaviors, and fostering growth. Certified as a Business Coach, Facilitator, Trainer, and Speaker, Shirrod offers workshops, seminars, and coaching, guiding personal and professional growth through proven leadership methods. With a keen intuition and a knack for shifting perspectives, Shirrod Le'Det empowers individuals, businesses, and organizations to reach their goals through purpose-driven leadership.

In his role, as the Director of the Executive Leadership Academy, he steers the program with a focus on enhancing academic success and student retention. His passion for leadership serves as the bedrock for transforming students into high-performing assets in the realms of business and entrepreneurship.


ELA Course Offerings for Fall 2023

Course 
Section
Title
Meeting Type

ELA 201

1

Career Pathway & Portfolio Management

In-Person

ELA 202

1

Group and Organizational Behavior

In-Person

BUS 101

1

Foundations of Business and Society

In-Person/Online

BUS 201

OL2

Foundations of Management

Asynchronous Online

BUS 102

OL1

Corporate Responsibility

Synchronous Online

BUS 204

OL2

Foundations of Accounting

Asynchronous

ELA 211

1

Economics for Managers

In-Person/Online

ELA 203

OL2

Human Resources Management

Asynchronous

BUS 200

1

Foundations of Law

and Business

In-Person

BUS 203

1

Foundations of Finance

In-Person

ELA 311

1

Organizational Ethics

In-Person/Online