How community colleges educate students is an ever-changing proposition, one marked by an increasing number of unfilled leadership positions and an operational landscape even more reliant on labor market outcomes, learning, equity and completion. A growing number of senior leaders approaching retirement has created a wealth of career opportunities for the next generation of community college executives. In response, state colleges and universities are revamping doctoral degrees in community college education. The goal is to fill vacant management gaps at the highest levels of two-year institutions, and to train future leaders for a brave new world centered on learner access and postgraduate achievement as well.