Sergio Alexandre Costa, Ph.D.
Dean College of Distance Education

Biography
Dr. Costa holds a Ph.D. in political science from Boston University where he focused on comparative politics, international relations, and U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere. He is a specialist in online program development and management. Prior to NWC, he served as Assistant Dean for Online Learning, Marketing and Communications at the City University of New York - Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy. Before that, he served as the Director of Distance Learning at the University of Nebraska Medical Center – College of Public Health in Omaha, Nebraska until 2014.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Foreign Policy
Professional Highlights
Dean of College of Distance Education
Professor, College of Distance Education
Assistant Dean of Online Learning, Marketing and Communications
Director of Distance Learning
Education
Ph.D., Boston University, Political Science, concentration in Latin American Politics
M.A., Boston College, Political Science
M.S.Ed., University of Nebraska at Kearney, Education
B.A., University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Political Science
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