Education Program
"A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." - Henry Adams
An Education Career
Welcome to the Education Curriculum! Your studies in this program will lead to a career in teaching, a lifelong career opportunity. The teaching professional is essential to every society. Future generations, business and industry, government, and the economy all depend on sound education in which teachers play vital roles. If you are a person who likes helping others learn, and you seek to make a positive difference in people’s lives, consider a career in education.
Career Opportunities
America faces a growing shortage of teachers. Our increasingly multiethnic society needs more teachers from diverse cultural and economic backgrounds. Early retirement programs are offering the aging teacher corps opportunities to leave classrooms in large numbers. A June 2004 article in the Philadelphia Inquirer indicates that this is especially true in Philadelphia where both teachers and administrators are retiring in large numbers. Nearly 800 teachers are leaving the Philadelphia School District, of whom about 300 are from high schools. Further, public school retention rates are increasing. These and other factors are creating career opportunities for teachers.
The education profession provides secure employment, steady income, attractive work schedules, and excellent benefits. Advancement and growth opportunities are essentially unlimited. Many teachers find satisfaction in specializations including bilingual instruction, special education, library science, and higher education positions.
- Enjoy the Advantages of the Education Curriculum at Community College of Philadelphia
- Expert, caring faculty
- Excellent advising for course selection and college transfer
- Hands-on learning
- Convenient locations
- Flexible scheduling: day and evening classes
- Tuition is the lowest of any local college or university
- State-of-the-art equipment
- Fourteen transfer agreements
- Participation in state-wide and local grant-funded education projects
- Act 48 credits may be earned by enrolling in courses at the College
- Praxis preparation workshops
- Education club programs and activities
- Two education scholarships awarded through competitive application process
We acknowledge with thanks the National Science Foundation, under whose auspices (NSF-ATE Grant, Secondary Math/Science Teacher Preparation : A Partnership Pipeline ) the development of the Secondary Curriculum Options and the Teaching with Technology course were funded.