The College of Education is one of the schools that have been provided by
the University of Auburn, which is offering degrees in teacher
certification degree areas, in addition to preparing professionals areas
degree in school administration and health professions. Established in 1915, the College of Education is the sixth-oldest school Among the university's 12 schools and colleges. Through its four academic departments, the College of Education offers 23 undergraduate degrees and 37 graduate degree.
The College of Education has been accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), the country's most rigorous accrediting agency for schools of education. And because of its dedication to constantly evolving for the better that makes the College of Education is getting national recognition in 2011 by USNews and World Report ranked the college's graduate programs as No. 71 Nationally, in the top third of the schools of education surveyed. In addition, there are many more achievements and awards that have been achieved.
In addition to providing academic activities in the university campus, the College of Education is also providing distance education programs. Until now, the college offers six distance education programs leading to eight graduate degrees and continue to make the College of Education is a pioneer and leader in distance education.
Students can also attend a study abroad program that has also been provided by the university. Where to succeed in the study abroad program, the university has formed a partnership with more than 16 countries around the world. In this program, allowing students to choose the international short-term service-learning excursions and semester-long teacher education internships.
Not only that, students can also get involved and participate in various research and outreach activities organized by the university. Where to support the study and research, in 2010-2011 ago, through external funding, the university has spent more than $ 6.8 million. Where the fund is more than half of the college's faculty is Involved in externally funded Efforts.
Although this school has provided a variety of programs majors, but according to the university in 2011, the program's most popular undergraduate majors are much in demand by students include elementary education, exercise science, early childhood education, general education social science, and English language arts education . As for the most popular graduate majors include administration of higher education, exercise science, adult education, collaborative special education teacher, and administration of elementary and secondary education.
To provide the best service to students, especially communication, the university is founded The Learning Resources Center, a resource and technology center, which boasts an average of 40,000 a year student contacts call now. With the presence of the Learning Resources Center, will be providing ease in communicating to each student as well as a mobile classroom and distance education technologies for faculty.
The College of Education record student enrollment in the fall of 2011 as the college traditionally hosts the Largest graduate enrollment and the fifth-largest states in undergraduate enrollment among Auburn University's 12 colleges and schools with 2,716 students enrolled: 1,834 undergraduate and 882 graduate students.
Not only provide activities and academic education, the university also provides scholarships or financial aid to students who excel as well as for students in need. According to data from the university in 2011, the college presented 153 undergraduate and graduate awards worth $ 310,000. And through the data, noting that this university has been providing scholarships totaling more than $ 200,000 over five years in a row.
For students who have graduated from college, they also can continue to establish communication with the university and with thousands of other alumni, to join in the college's National Advisory Council, composed of college graduates and friends, provide guidance to the college's dean and staff. It is estimated that, today there are more than 30,000 graduates who reside in all 50 states and 35 countries. Many of these alumni who have dedicated their lives and implement the knowledge that they can be in college by serving into health care, human services, services in the education sector, both in government and private sectors.
Source: education.auburn.edu