Master of Long-Term Care Administration Online

Distinguish yourself as a leader in the high-demand field of long-term care. This respected online master’s program prepares you to make a difference in the lives of patients and families while advancing your career.

Apply by: 8/12/24
Start class: 8/26/24
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Program Overview

A quick look at your 100% online Master of Long-Term Care Administration program

Earn your affordable Master of Long-Term Care Administration 100% online and open the door to a range of in-demand leadership opportunities in a rapidly growing field. Refine your organizational and problem-solving skills so you can successfully manage facility staff and operations with a focus on improving processes and patient care.

Learn how to conduct environmental assessments and gain a working knowledge of healthcare law and ethics. Course work covers healthcare information systems management, financial management, and governance. The first of its kind in Texas, this respected program is specifically designed to meet the requirements for Texas certification. Study online on a schedule that works for you.

As a student of this MLTCA online program, you will learn how to:

  • Find solutions to problems and justify them
  • Collaborate on projects
  • Think and reason ethically
  • Conduct environmental assessments
  • Conduct research and add to the field of knowledge
  • Facilitate resident advocacy
As a student of this MLTCA online program, you will learn how to:
  • Find solutions to problems and justify them
  • Collaborate on projects
  • Think and reason ethically
  • Conduct environmental assessments
  • Conduct research and add to the field of knowledge
  • Facilitate resident advocacy

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We offer a variety of student-centered online degrees that can help you advance. Explore other healthcare programs.

Total Tuition $16,467*
Duration As few as 10 months
Credit Hours 33
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Tuition

Stay on track with affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition

Tuition for the MLTCA online degree program is affordable and paid by the course, so you can achieve your academic goals while remaining within your budget.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program
MLTCA $499 $1,497 $16,467*

*Tuition and fees are subject to change by legislative or Board of Regents action; changes become effective on the date of enactment.

Tuition breakdown

Total Tuition $16,467*
Per Credit Hour $499

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Calendar

Important dates to know when applying

The Texas State MLTCA is delivered in a convenient online learning format that offers maximum flexibility for working adults like you. Choose the start date that fits your goals.

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TermStart DateApp DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineClass End DateTerm Length
Fall 1 20248/26/248/12/248/19/248/26/248/26/2410/14/248 weeks
Fall 2 202410/15/2410/1/2410/8/2410/15/2410/15/2412/6/248 weeks
Spring 1 20251/13/2512/30/241/6/251/13/251/13/253/3/258 weeks
Spring 2 20253/4/252/18/252/25/253/4/253/4/255/7/258 weeks

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Apply by 8/12/24
Start Class 8/26/24

Admissions

Your guidelines for admission to the online MLTCA program

Apply to the online MLTCA program quickly and easily with our streamlined admission process. Review the admission requirements below and take the next step toward your professional goals.

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To be eligible to earn your Master of Long-Term Care Administration online from Texas State University, you must have the following:

  • Completed online application
  • Nonrefundable application fee of $55
  • Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university
  • Copy of an official transcript from each institution where course credit was granted
  • 2.75 overall GPA or a 2.75 GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses)
  • Responses to specific essay questions on the statement of purpose
    • Do you have any experience working in nursing facilities? If so, please provide detail of your experience.
    • Do you have any experience working elsewhere in the long-term care continuum (assisted living, independent living) or in healthcare in general? If so, please provide detail of your experience.
    • Did you have a particular life event that caused you to have the desire to become a licensed administrator?
    • Why have you chosen the Master of Long-Term Care Administration at Texas State University, and how do you believe it will assist you in growing your career?
  • Resume/CV detailing work experience, extracurricular and community activities, and honors and achievements

Transcripts may be sent electronically to [email protected] or mailed to:

Texas State University
Graduate Admissions
429 N. Guadalupe St.
San Marcos, TX 78666-46844

Admission Requirements

  • Minimum 2.75 GPA
  • No GMAT/GRE required
  • Official transcripts

Courses

Browse the courses in your online Master of Long-Term Care Administration program

To graduate from the MLTCA online degree program, you must complete a total of 33 credit hours, including 21 credit hours of core courses and 12 credit hours of electives. Students who choose the residency option will complete a 12-credit-hour internship in lieu of electives.

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Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students will compare performance analyses of long-term care facilities with a focus on organizational culture, and internal and external customer satisfaction. Plans of managerial action to maximize customer satisfaction will be examined.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focuses on regulations for the operation of long term care facilities as promulgated by state and federal governments. Reviews the minimum requirements for licensure and the standards for Medicaid certification in Texas. Also examines specific activities and functions regarding accountability and enforcement procedures.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
An examination of management issues in long-term care primarily in the critical areas of human resources, public relations, and marketing. Examples include staff recruitment and retention programs, training needs analysis, and marketing plan formulation.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Administratively oriented content related to nursing care, quality indicator, and geriatric pharmacology utilized in long term care facilities. The course content reflects the relative legislative requirements mandated for nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Students will examine the fiscal performance of selected facilities utilizing data from annual Medicaid cost reports with a focus on revenue enhancement and census development. Students will contrast various systems for determination of reimbursement and use reimbursement issues in a strategic planning sense.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an introductory overview of key theories, concepts/principles, issues, practices and challenges in elder abuse and mistreatment (EA/M). Course content includes: definitions and theories, incidence and prevalence, risk/protective factors, assessment, prevention, intervention, factors affecting screening/reporting, and the impact of EA/M on victims, caregivers, family and society.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The potential of the physical environment to play an active role in supporting independence, stimulation, and life quality for individuals with dementia will be explored in this course. Emphasis will be placed on principles behind environmental design and the importance of utilizing the physical environment as a therapeutic tool.

MLTCA 5861: Internship is a 6 credit hour course taken twice over 2 full semesters.   

This course meets the requirements for the Nursing Home Administrator Certification from the American College of Healthcare Administrators (ACHCA) and gives students the opportunity to take all necessary coursework to pursue a license as a long-term care administrator in the state of Texas. 

Please note: only Texas residents are eligible for the certification option. 

Duration: 16 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 6
This course is an internship where the student works directly with an administrator in a licensed nursing facility and is exposed to aspects of facility operation and management. Students are required to complete 1,000 hours. To meet 1,000 hour licensure requirement, this course can be repeated up to two semesters.

HA 5300 is mandatory and then 3 of the following courses:

Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course includes an overview and comparison of the organization and delivery of health services focusing on the history, development, and current delivery by organizations in the continuum of care. Through the course, students acquire foundational knowledge and management applications pertaining to governance, policy, organizational structures, stakeholders, research, and patient-centered care.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to information systems management for healthcare organizations, with a focus on incorporating analytics for informed decision-making. It covers the determination of information required by whom, design of information flows, procurement of information systems technology resources, assurance of information security, and management of systems integration. Students gain skills in leveraging analytics for insights and trend analysis, optimizing technology solutions, and addressing the unique challenges of healthcare data management.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course addresses legal issues pertaining to health services as they relate to providers and consumers within the health care system. It covers the legal issues surrounding the relationship of patients, providers, and health care institutions. It examines managerial and clinical ethics as they relate to the provision of health services. The course also addresses policy issues at state and national levels, including how to analyze policies and facilitate policy development, from the perspective of various stakeholders. Students evaluate changing healthcare policy paradigms and decision points.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course instructs the concepts of quality management in healthcare integrating quality improvement tools using continuous process improvement methodologies. Students learn to translate healthcare quality management theory, concepts, and knowledge into practice by applying statistical methods and analysis to eliminate defects, reduce waste, and deliver excellent patient/client experiences. Students gain familiarity with the quality standards required by federal and private organizations.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This capstone course builds upon analytical skills needed for making evidence-based strategic and marketing decisions. It covers the strategic planning/management process in the competitive healthcare industry including the assessment of both the external and internal environments and alignment of organization’s strengths and weaknesses with external threats and opportunities as well as the study of marketing functions, principles, and concepts as they relate to the healthcare delivery system. Students develop skills by analyzing a real healthcare organization and recommending strategic and marketing decisions.
Duration: 8 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Examination of planning theory and techniques within the context of healthcare management practices. As a fundamental management function, students learn basic planning concepts, specific methods, and current practices in executing and communicating a strategic and marketing plan. Students develop skills by analysis of a major case, reports on planning theory and methods, and by traditional testing methods.

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