He teaches master’s- and doctoral-level courses in higher education policy and leadership and research methods. His research in higher education policy focuses on issues of access and equity in higher education for students of color, college choice, diversity and campus racial climate, and community college student success, and it has appeared in journals such as the Journal of College Student Development, Review of Higher Education, and Journal of Hispanic Higher Education. Prior to his appointment at CSUN, Ceja was an assistant professor in the Department of Public Policy at California State University, Sacramento.