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Choose Education

North Carolina needs more educators.
Answer the call.

Over 7,000 NC State alumni are serving learners at every level of education in all 100 counties across 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. 

6,014

NC State alumni work
in N.C. public schools

1,712

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

113

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.

Why Did You Choose Education?

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Educators share their why