Master of Public Administration, a Graduate Program
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Mohandas K. Gandhi
The Evergreen State College Master of Public Administration Program provides high-quality professional education to students pursuing careers in government agencies, nonprofits, tribal governments, and research and advocacy organizations. We have hundreds of graduates of our program working in responsible positions throughout Washington State and the Northwest, and beyond. Through our program they gained important knowledge and skills and learned how to be effective advocates for change.
Evergreen's MPA program is unique, due to our emphasis on social change and democratic governance, and the College's innovative approach to education. The cornerstones of an Evergreen education, graduate or undergraduate, include collaborative and interdisciplinary teaching and learning, narrative evaluations instead of grades, and an emphasis on experiential learning and engaged discussions encompassing diverse views.
If you are interested in either the Public and Non Profit Administration concentration or the Public Policy concentration, please contact Randee Gibbons, Assistant MPA Director - General cohort, at (360) 867-6554. For information about our Tribal Governance concentration, contact Maggie McCarty, Assistant MPA Director-Tribal Governance cohort at (360) 867-6202.
News and Upcoming Events
Apply now for Fall 2010 admission to the MPA Tribal Governance concentration!
The deadline to apply is August 16, 2010.
For the Public/Non Profit Administration and Public Policy concentrations, Fall 2010 admissions are complete. To apply for Fall 2011, submit application materials by February 15, 2011. Applications that are complete (ALL materials received) by February 15, 2011 are guaranteed consideration. For more information about MPA, attend an MPA group information session -- join us on Wednesday, October 6 from 5:30-6:30 pm at the Olympia Timberland Library in downtown Olympia.
Get more information now about MPA concentrations and program requirements, admission requirements and application procedures. In the meantime, if you have a bachelor's degree you can try out the MPA program and take MPA elective courses as a non-admitted student (see more info below).
Agencies and Non-Profits: In this time of "doing more with less", you can find a highly talented, well trained MPA student to work on those important projects and tasks that you wish you had the time to do. A few examples: tracking and analyzing legislation, creating a budget/fiscal plan, identifying sustainable practices, planning a training or marketing event, updating a comprehensive plan, translating manuals into "plain talk" and researching and analyzing "best practices".
Try out the MPA program: take courses as a Graduate Special Student before you are admitted! If you have a bachelor's degree, you are eligible to take MPA elective courses on a space-available basis as a non-admitted graduate student: a "Graduate Special Student." You can take up to 8 MPA elective credits per quarter and up to 12 credits total will count toward your MPA degree if you are later admitted to the program. Interested? Get more information about Graduate Special Student requirements and registration procedures for the next quarter by looking on the MPA Course and Schedule Information page under the appropriate header (such as "Fall 2010") for the "Course Registration and Elective Info" link.