Simple Question, Powerful Answers:
We asked educators why they chose to enter the field of education and they shared their inspiring stories. From current students to those who have worked in education for decades, take a look at why our alumni chose to make a difference in the lives of learners.
“My goal and purpose has always been to make a positive impact in the lives of children. We know that a quality education is a game changer for all children, but is a dire need for children in poverty.”
– Valerie Bridges ’02MSA, ’10EDD, retired superintendent of Edgecombe Public Schools and the 2022 N.C. Superintendent of the year
Why Extraordinary Educators Choose Us:
#1
college for education majors in North Carolina
#1
Producer of STEM Educators in N.C.
#1
most effective beginning teachers in North Carolina as rated by employers
Sources: College Magazine and UNC Educator Quality Dashboard
college for education majors in North Carolina
#1
Producer of STEM Educators in N.C.
#1
most effective beginning teachers in North Carolina as rated by employers
Producer of STEM Educators in N.C.
#1
most effective beginning teachers in North Carolina as rated by employers
most effective beginning teachers in North Carolina as rated by employers
Sources: College Magazine and UNC Educator Quality Dashboard
We offer over 50 undergraduate, graduate and certificate options across our three departments.
Why I Chose Education
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#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘I Still Think That It Helps Us Build a Better Society When We Ask Rigorous Questions and Study Them Well,’ Says Stephen Day ’15PHD
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#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘Education Is a Career Trajectory That Allows You to Learn a Whole Lot in Order to Understand It Yourself, But Also to Share It With Other People,’ Says Jennifer Buelin ’12PHD
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#WhyIChoseEducation: ‘We’re Here To Support Schools That Have a Direct Impact on the Lives of Our Children,’ Says Orange County Schools Superintendent Danielle Jones ’12MSA, ’15EDD
Welcome, #NCState28!
🐺 Yesterday we welcomed some of the newest members of our Wolfpack at our New Undergraduate Student Orientation. They met some faculty and staff, got to know each other and took their first group photo as the class of #NCState28.
👏 Shoutout to our Student Success and Strategic Community Engagement team for organizing such an engaging event and giving our incoming undergraduate students a warm welcome.
#ExtraordinaryEducatorsPrepareHere
![Welcome, #NCState28!
🐺 Yesterday we welcomed some of the newest members of our Wolfpack at our New Undergraduate Student Orientation. They met some faculty and staff, got to know each other and took their first group photo as the class of #NCState28.
👏 Shoutout to our Student Success and Strategic Community Engagement team for organizing such an engaging event and giving our incoming undergraduate students a warm welcome.
#ExtraordinaryEducatorsPrepareHere](https://ced.ncsu.edu/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
Once again, we are the top-ranked college of education in North Carolina and recognized as one of the best of our kind in the entire world! 🌍 🐺
This is a testament to you—our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends—and the global recognition that you are extraordinary educators, innovative researchers, and transformational leaders making an impact on North Carolina and beyond.
The details: In the U.S. News` 2024-2024 Best Global Universities Subject Rankings: Education and Educational Research, NC State is ranked No. 1 in N.C., No. 21 in the U.S., and No. 60 in the world.
#ExtraordinaryEducatorsPrepareHere
![Once again, we are the top-ranked college of education in North Carolina and recognized as one of the best of our kind in the entire world! 🌍 🐺
This is a testament to you—our students, faculty, staff, alumni, and friends—and the global recognition that you are extraordinary educators, innovative researchers, and transformational leaders making an impact on North Carolina and beyond.
The details: In the U.S. News' 2024-2024 Best Global Universities Subject Rankings: Education and Educational Research, NC State is ranked No. 1 in N.C., No. 21 in the U.S., and No. 60 in the world.
#ExtraordinaryEducatorsPrepareHere](https://ced.ncsu.edu/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)
🛬 Our Transformational Scholars have landed! Thanks to the generous support of the Anonymous Trust, our @ncsu_transformational_scholars will spend part of their summer in Costa Rica.
☕ As part of the program’s first international trip, they will engage in language and cultural immersion activities, such as taking Spanish classes at Intercultura Spanish School, seeing how coffee is made at an estate, taking cooking classes and touring the city.
🇨🇷 We can’t wait to see what else is in store for our Transformational Scholars this summer. Pura vida!
#ExtraordinaryEducatorsPrepareHere
![🛬 Our Transformational Scholars have landed! Thanks to the generous support of the Anonymous Trust, our @ncsu_transformational_scholars will spend part of their summer in Costa Rica.
☕ As part of the program’s first international trip, they will engage in language and cultural immersion activities, such as taking Spanish classes at Intercultura Spanish School, seeing how coffee is made at an estate, taking cooking classes and touring the city.
🇨🇷 We can’t wait to see what else is in store for our Transformational Scholars this summer. Pura vida!
#ExtraordinaryEducatorsPrepareHere](https://ced.ncsu.edu/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png)