Quick Facts

History:

•  1964 Educational Studies Institute founded; four faculty/administrators 
•  1980 School of Education joins the College of Arts and Sciences 
• 2004 the unit becomes the College of Education (COE)

Today: The COE is GVSU's largest graduate school The COE is NCATE accredited (National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education) The COE offers 28 major/minor programs approved by the Michigan Department of Education       COE undergraduate and graduate programs lead to Michigan provisional certification, graduate degrees, professional certification, certificate renewal, endorsements and approvals

Credentials Awarded: 2007-2008 433 Elementary Certificates 243 Secondary Certificates 452 Professional Certificates 133 Graduate Endorsements 396 M.Ed. Degrees

Faculty and Staff: Fall 2009

• 50 Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty   
• 19 Affiliate/Visiting Faculty
• 69 Instructional/Clinical Faculty
• 14 Administrative Professionals
• 10 Clerical/Office Technical Staff
• 1 Dean
• 1 Associate Dean