Teachers College, Columbia University is the oldest and largest graduate school of education which is located in New York City, New York, USA. Founded in 1887 by philanthropist Grace Hoadley Dodge and philosopher Nicholas Murray Butler to provide education for teachers of poor children of New York City. And since 1898, the institute is affiliated with Columbia University.
Teachers College, Columbia University continually get ranked among the best in the nation. Despite its reputation as the best education providers, the College remains committed to continue to provide great written educational vision, which includes four core expertise: health, education, leadership, and psychology.
Teachers College has two complementary leadership roles. One is as a major player in policy making to ensure that the school is reformed and restructured to welcome so that all students can regardless of their socio-economic circumstances. While the other role is to prepare educators who serve students not only directly, but also coordinate educational, psychological, behavioral, technology, and health initiatives to remove barriers to learning at all ages.
For more than 100 years, Teachers College has contributed to:
• Engage in research on major issues facing education.
• Preparing the next generation as a leader in the field of education.
• Educate generations now become a leader in policies and practices to meet the challenges they will face in the future.
• The shape public debate and public policy in the field of education
• Improving practice in educational institutions
Here are the facts and the data brief Columbia Teachers College 2014-2015 school year:
Total enrollment: 5122
New Degree Students: 1845
Fall 1390 enrollment
455 Summer registration
Degree Level
Masters: 3573/70%
Doctorate: 1340-1326%
Non-title: 209/4%
Students
Full-time: 1751-1734%
Part-time: 3371/66%
Students matriculated gender diversity
Women: 3910/76%
Men: 1172-1124%
Students Median Age
28 years
Source: www.tc.columbia.edu/
