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North Carolina needs more educators. Answer the call and join NC State's College of Education, where the state's most effective educators prepare.

As a research powerhouse grounded in our land-grant mission, we prepare extraordinary educators, solve educational problems and increase the educational success of all learners across North Carolina and beyond

#1

producer of STEM educators in North Carolina

Top 5%

in active research funding among colleges of education in the U.S.

#30

ranked college of education in the U.S. (U.S. News)

Our Strategic Plan 2023-2030: Transforming Education for All

Drawing on NC State’s Wolfpack 2030: Powering the Extraordinary strategic plan, the College of Education has developed a strategic foundation centered on four focus areas: innovation, interdisciplinarity, inclusiveness, and impact.

Young students at a science outreach event
Students make their way across campus on the first day of classes for the fall 2020 semester. Photo by Becky Kirkland.

β€œIf anybody is considering going into education, I would say their first stop should be the NC State College of Education.”

– Terry Hennings ’15MAT

2023 Wake County Public School System Teacher of the Year

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