FAST FACTS ABOUT OUR
TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM

Recognition and Accreditation

• The Teacher Education Program at Concordia College New York is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP) , 1140 19th Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036 (202-223-0077). This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs at Concordia College New York. However, the accreditation does not include individual education courses that the institution offers to P-12 educators for professional development. http://caepnet.org/provider-search?tab=provider&state=NY#provresults
   
•  Rated “A” for the 2020 Teacher Prep Review, specifically on the Preparation programs provide to elementary teacher candidates in how to teach children to read by NCTQ (National Council on Teacher Quality).  https://www.nctq.org/review/search/standard/Early-Reading

Affiliations

• ACTE (American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education)
  https://aacte.org/
  1307 New York Ave., NW, Suite 300 | Washington, DC 20005
  P:202-293-2450  I  F: 202-457-8095
• Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education  
  https://www.kdp.org/

Certification and Employment

• EdTPA: 90% Passing rate VIEW
• Employment rate at graduation: 93%
• Student loan default rate: 8.2% VIEW
• Student demographics: VIEW