Education

Department Overview

Become a teacher of impact.

Do you feel called to influence young lives as an educator? Grove City College is eager to equip you for Christ-like leadership in public, private, or non-traditional education. Our faculty believe schools are the town squares of the communities they serve, and therefore, equip future educators to be change-makers who lead and inspire children to make positive impacts in the world around them. Through practical experience, service opportunities, and collaboration in and out of the classroom, you will become a lifelong learner who practices excellence, empathy, and fairness – traits that will make you highly valued by school districts and communities nationwide.

Help students reach their God-given potential.

Learning to see your students with the eyes of Christ will transform the way you teach. That’s why we integrate faith into every course, equipping you not only with the best instructional techniques but also with a holistic understanding of children’s multifaceted needs as distinct learners endowed with God-given potential. Our comprehensive yet flexible curriculum will give you space to solidify your calling and pursue it well. In addition to education courses, our renowned humanities core will help you cultivate a well-rounded perspective of the world and your place in it.

Engage with faculty, grow in mastery.

Coming from diverse careers in PreK-12 education, our faculty are passionate mentors eager to help you find your niche and thrive. Our full-time faculty will guide and support you from day one all the way through your first year of teaching. Inspired by Jesus, the master teacher, the professors and staff of the education department are passionately committed to helping you discover your own gifts so you can bring out gifts in others. Faculty also encourage you to pursue extracurriculars and broaden your horizons, preparing you for opportunities to coach or advise a club within your future school, making you more marketable to employers.

Experience the field firsthand, on and off campus.

Our field-based program ensures that you will gain over 200 hours of classroom experience throughout your undergraduate career. The goal is to place our students in schools early and often. Beginning freshman year, you will have field experiences with local partner schools or at our in-house Early Education Center, culminating in a semester of student teaching your senior year. One of our full-time faculty will personally supervise your student teaching experience, continuing to support and prepare you for your own classroom.

Benefit from career services and mobility.

Take advantage of your own personal career services representative through our one-of-a-kind Office of Education Career Services (ECS). Our philosophy is to come alongside you as you study, graduate, and serve in the field of education. The Office of Education Career Services provides direct contact to school recruiters all over the world, as well as ongoing, in-depth job search preparation, comprehensive career counseling, and assistance from a dedicated certification officer who will guide you in the certification process (whether you decide to teach in Pennsylvania or elsewhere). From your first year as a teacher and throughout your career, our mission is to help you live out your calling, and we are eager to support your professional and personal growth.

Grow professionally and in community.

Our professors cultivate community among students through class-year cohorts, creating relationships that last beyond graduation. Grow alongside your peers by joining one of many student-led professional service groups, such as the Council for Exceptional Children or the Secondary Education Society. Or you may be inducted into our service-oriented and highly decorated chapter of the Kappa Delta Pi honorary. Throughout the year, you will also be invited to participate in professional development workshops – most notably during “Ed Camp,” when practicing teachers and administrators from around the country join us for dynamic conversation, brainstorming, and fellowship.

Our focus on service and collaboration ensures that you will be surrounded and uplifted by a community of passionate future educators. As you begin lesson planning, you will spend time collaborating in our dynamic Hamilton Curriculum Library. Curated by a certified teacher in our program, this hub for education majors serves as an ideal space to work together with fellow students and work on lesson planning.

Enjoy amazing career outcomes.

Qualified teachers are in high demand. Not surprisingly, nearly all of our graduates receive several job offers soon after graduation, and most pass the Praxis exam on their first try. Coming from Grove City College, you will be uniquely prepared to teach in any environment at an advanced level. Our Education Career Services office is designed to help students with their plans immediately after graduation and throughout their career. No matter the district or classroom, you will stand out with solid expertise, integrity, and passion as you seek to transform young minds and hearts.

Pursue post-baccalaureate pathway to licensure.

Through our post-baccalaureate education certification program, we offer accelerated options to pursue teaching licensure. If you aspire to teach and are a current Grove City College student or hold a baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral degree from an accredited institution, contact Marybeth Miller to learn more about developing an individualized program of study to obtain your certification of interest.

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