"The NCATE/Arkansas partnership is a key to quality assurance in teacher preparation in our state. It has provided a roadmap to help Arkansas produce highly qualified teachers and school specialists. The NCATE standards and process serve us well." Calvin Johnson, Dean, University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff and former Chair, House Education Committee, Arkansas General Assembly
NCATE Accredited Schools,
Colleges,
and Departments of Education
List of Accredited Institutions:
Scope of NCATE Accreditation
NCATE accredits schools, colleges, and departments of education in U.S. colleges and universities, as well as non-university entities that prepare educators for P-12 schools. The accreditation covers all educator preparation programs for the purpose of preparing and developing professional educators for work in P-12 school settings, including off-campus programs, distance learning programs, and alternate route programs. However, the accreditation does not include individual education courses that the institution offers to P-12 educators for professional development, relicensure, or other purposes.
This is the list of institutions NCATE first accredited in 1954 when NCATE was incorporated as a non-profit accrediting body and began functioning as an independent agency. Prior to that time, the accreditation function resided within the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education. This is not a current list of accredited institutions, but an historical document.