A PhD is a discipline-oriented research degree with a narrow focus designed to train you for roles as researchers or faculty members in a specific academic area. The Doctor of Management in Community College Policy and Administration develops higher-order thinking and conceptual skills and prepares you to apply evidence-based research in practical management situations in order to identify and solve problems of practice. The traditional career path for a PhD graduate is in the academic world, while the traditional career path for a DMCCPA graduate is that of a practitioner in specialties associated with higher education.