According to the National Center for Education Information in Washington, D.C., public schools will need 2.2 - 2.7 million teachers - both veteran teachers and new teachers to fill classroom positions in the next decade. That's at least 220,000 teachers a year for the next 10 years!

Andrew College is a great place to begin on the teacher preparation career path. Approximately 20% of Andrew College students take one or more of the following four education courses: Foundations of Education, Exceptional Child, Early Childhood Development, Computer Fundamentals for Teachers.

The PT3 grant, now in the third year of operation, has strengthened our beginning teacher preparation programs by introducing new courses-- Computer Fundamentals for Teachers and a new capstone experience course that focuses on the development of e-portfolios.