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North Carolina needs more educators.
Answer the call.

Over 5,000 NC State University alumni are working in all 115 public school districts in the state. Join them and make a lifelong impact on others. Choose Education. Choose NC State’s College of Education, where North Carolina’s most effective educators prepare.

Meet some of them and find a program for you.

Most effective


Our alumni who are teachers in N.C. public schools rate the highest in effectiveness on surveys of school employers.

100% passage rate


Graduates of our teacher preparation programs have a 100% passage rate on the edTPA — a performance-based, subject-specific assessment that measures preparedness.

100% job placement

We have a 100% placement rate of graduates seeking employment in the field of education. 

EDUCATORS WHO HAVE ANSWERED THE CALL

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Kelly Fitzgerald teaching high school math

Brandon Daniel ’19MED

“What keeps me going is those relationships with students — finding out about their needs, their strengths and how to better teach them.” — Brandon Daniel ’19MED, fifth-grade teacher at Burton Magnet Elementary School and 2019-2020 Durham Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

Meet Brandon 
Valerie Bridges

Valerie Bridges ’02MSA, ’10EDD

“It’s the profession that makes you want to keep learning, makes you want to continue to be a part of the process, and so education has been my career, and I’ve enjoyed it immensely.”— Valerie Bridges ’02MSA, ’10EDD, Edgecombe County Public Schools superintendent and 2022 A. Craig Phillips N.C. Superintendent of the Year.

Meet Valerie 

Jaclyn Harper ’07

“I love the kids. I love to come into my classroom every single day and just be excited and get them excited to learn.” — Jaclyn Harper ’07, a fourth-grade teacher at Bryan Road Elementary School in Wake County.

Meet Jaclyn 

Kevin Manzanarez ’25

“I chose education to provide a more sustainable and equitable future for the next generation to come.” — Kevin Manzanarez ’25, Teaching Fellow at NC State and member of LatinxEd’s 20 under 20: Class of 2021.

Meet Kevin 

5,311

NC State alumni work
in N.C. public schools

1,515

public schools in N.C.
where NC State alumni work

115

of 115 public school districts in N.C. where NC State alumni work

Choose Education, Too.
Become an Educator.

We offer over 50 undergraduate, graduate and certificate options across our three departments that will prepare you to be a highly effective educator.

Find the program for you 

Why Did You Choose Education?

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Educators share their why 

Congratulations to one of our amazing students, Jayla Moody Marshall, for winning the Chancellor’s Creating Community Outstanding Student Award!

Jayla is a student in the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development higher education opportunity, equity, and justice concentration.

In nominating her for the award, Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professors of Higher Education Alyssa Rockenbach and Joy Gaston Gayles cited Jayla’s ability to draw on her scholarship to design opportunities for students in higher education graduate programs and support prospective students by facilitating recruitment events, helping them find graduate assistantships and fellowships, and planning orientation and social events for admitted students.

Congrats, Jayla! You make us proud!

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Congratulations to one of our amazing students, Jayla Moody Marshall, for winning the Chancellor’s Creating Community Outstanding Student Award! Jayla is a student in the Ph.D. in Educational Leadership, Policy, and Human Development higher education opportunity, equity, and justice concentration. In nominating her for the award, Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professors of Higher Education Alyssa Rockenbach and Joy Gaston Gayles cited Jayla’s ability to draw on her scholarship to design opportunities for students in higher education graduate programs and support prospective students by facilitating recruitment events, helping them find graduate assistantships and fellowships, and planning orientation and social events for admitted students. Congrats, Jayla! You make us proud! 🐺 🎉🏆

Our Media and Education Technology Resource Center (METRC) is a creative learning environment where you can study, check out books, access resources and technology and hang out with friends. Be sure to stop by METRC at D.H. Hill Jr Library and explore everything it has to offer.
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🎥: Transformational Scholar Josh Webb

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Our Media and Education Technology Resource Center (METRC) is a creative learning environment where you can study, check out books, access resources and technology and hang out with friends. Be sure to stop by METRC at D.H. Hill Jr Library and explore everything it has to offer. . 🎥: Transformational Scholar Josh Webb

Go Pack!!!

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Go Pack!!!