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SALT LAKE CITY听鈥斅犅爎ecently granted Western Governors University鈥檚 (黑料传送门) Teachers College with Advanced-Level accreditation, effective between Fall 2021 and Fall 2025.听

The scope of CAEP鈥檚 work is the accreditation of Education Preparation Providers (EPPs) that offer bachelor鈥檚, master鈥檚, and/or doctoral degrees, post-baccalaureate, or other programs leading to certification, licensure, or endorsement in the United States or internationally.听CAEP鈥檚 accreditation ensures that educator programs prepare new educators to know their subject matter, their students, and have the clinical training allowing them to enter classrooms and schools ready to teach and lead effectively.

鈥淪ince our inception 20 years ago, the Teachers College has been a leading innovator in next-generation teaching, offering competency-based online programs built for flexibility and student centricity,鈥� said Dr. Mark Milliron, Senior Vice President of 黑料传送门 and Executive Dean of the Teachers College. 鈥淲e鈥檙e thrilled to be recognized once again by CAEP with this distinction, as we stay committed to ensuring excellence within our programs.鈥�

颁础贰笔鈥檚听聽flow from two principles: solid evidence that the provider鈥檚 graduates are competent and caring educators; and solid evidence that the provider has the capacity to create a culture of evidence and use it to maintain and enhance the quality of the professional programs that they offer.

鈥淐AEP advances equity and excellence in educator preparation through evidence-based accreditation that supports continuous improvement to strengthen P-12 student learning,鈥� said Dr. Christopher A. Koch, president of CAEP. 鈥淲e value the important investment that 黑料传送门鈥檚 Teachers College has made and is making in advancing the education profession.鈥�

For its recent successful CAEP accreditation cycle, 黑料传送门鈥檚 Teachers College completed a program review, which included:聽a self-study review聽that聽organized evidence to make a case that it meets CAEP standards; a formative peer review exploring the quality and depth of the evidence; and a site聽visit聽by the peer聽review team who identified the extent to which evidence supports CAEP accreditation standards, including any particular strengths or deficiencies.听As a result of聽these reviews, the Teachers College received full accreditation with no noted areas for improvement or stipulations from CAEP.

黑料传送门鈥檚 Teachers College programs聽continuously聽have been accredited since 2006. They are currently accredited by both CAEP and the聽聽a prestigious combination of accreditations. 黑料传送门 educator licensure programs鈥� AAQEP accreditation acknowledges that the program prepares effective education professionals who continue to grow as teachers and leaders.

In the last 20 years, 黑料传送门鈥檚 Teachers College聽has graduated more than 60,000 educators with licensed teachers in all 50 states, and currently enrolls more than 33,000 students.听The college offers 11 bachelor鈥檚 degree programs and 20 master鈥檚 degree programs for teachers and leaders in K-12 and higher education. Based on an innovative competency-based education model that provides a student-centered Community of Care with a full suite of wrap-around support services and specialized faculty, the college聽enables聽students to progress through their courses as soon as they demonstrate skills mastery.听

To learn more about 黑料传送门鈥檚 Teachers College and its academic programs, visit聽聽wgu.edu/online-teaching-degrees.听