OpenFieldDoane University (Lincoln Campus) is a premier private university campus in Nebraska offering accelerated adult undergraduate and graduate degree programs in clinical mental health counseling, educational leadership, business analytics, and non-profit administration.
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and CACREP, Doane Lincoln specializes in preparing working professionals and graduate scholars. Its Master of Arts in Counseling operates an on-site community counseling clinic and maintains extensive clinical partnerships with regional mental health centers, schools, and social welfare institutions.
Admissions require high school completion or an accredited bachelor’s degree (minimum 2.80 GPA for graduate programs). Counseling applicants undergo group interview evaluations, background screening, and submission of personal reflection essays.
Sixty-credit professional graduate degree preparing licensed mental health practitioners (LMHP) with 700 hours of clinical internship in trauma, family systems, and addictions counseling.
State-approved graduate program preparing certified K-12 principals and curriculum directors in school law, fiscal management, instructional coaching, and special education compliance.
Accelerated evening and online bachelor degree for adult learners covering healthcare finance, clinical quality improvement, organizational leadership, and managerial analytics.
Funded clinical stipend awarded to advanced counseling graduate students serving low-income and uninsured clients at the Doane Family Counseling Center in Lincoln.
Thirty-credit online master’s program analyzing e-learning course creation, gamified corporate training, learning management system administration, and multimedia instructional design.
Need-based tuition assistance grant for military veterans, adult career changers, and working parents completing undergraduate degrees at the Lincoln campus.
Director of Graduate Counseling & Associate Professor of Counselor Education · Master of Arts in Counseling Program
Dr. Courtnee White directs CACREP counseling programs at Doane Lincoln, researching multicultural competence in counselor training and evidence-based trauma recovery.
View research profile ↗Assistant Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling · Department of Graduate Studies in Counseling
Dr. Tiffany Hangsterfer studies family systems counseling interventions and community mental health service accessibility for underserved populations in southeastern Nebraska.
View research profile ↗Associate Professor of Educational Leadership · School of Education
Prof. Randy Neuharth evaluates school district finance equity and superintendent leadership dynamics, mentoring pre-service principals across Nebraska public school districts.
View research profile ↗University profile compiled from official Doane University - Lincoln Campus academic bulletins and institutional directories reviewed on 2026-10-16. OpenField is an independent research guide.