WASHINGTON – Today, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation announced that 35 providers from 22 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico earned accreditation for their educator preparation programs (EPPs). These providers join those previously accredited in promoting excellence in educator preparation, bringing the total of CAEP-accredited EPPs to 471.
The CAEP Accreditation Council held its Spring 2022 review in May, during which 35 providers were approved under the rigorous, nationally recognized CAEP Teacher Preparation Standards.
“These providers meet high standards so that their students receive an education that prepares them to succeed in a diverse range of classrooms after they graduate,” said CAEP President Dr. Christopher A. Koch. “Seeking CAEP Accreditation is a significant commitment on the part of an educator preparation provider.”
CAEP is a nationally recognized accrediting body for educator preparation. Accreditation is a nongovernmental activity based on peer review that serves the dual functions of assuring quality and promoting improvement. CAEP was created by the consolidation of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Teacher Education Accreditation Council. It is a unified accreditation system intent on raising the performance of all providers focused on educator preparation. Approximately 650 educator preparation providers participate in the CAEP Accreditation system, including some previously accredited through former standards.
Educator preparation providers seeking accreditation must pass peer review on five standards, which are based on two principles:
1. Solid evidence that the provider’s graduates are competent and caring educators, and
2. Solid evidence that the provider’s educator staff have the capacity to create a culture of evidence and use it to maintain and enhance the quality of the professional programs they offer.
If a program fails to meet one of the five standards, it is placed on probation for two years. Probation may be lifted in two years if a program provides evidence that it meets the standard. The addition of EPPs receiving CAEP accreditation for the first time to those previously accredited brings the total number of CAEP-accredited providers to 471. These schools span across 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Class of Spring 2022:
Alabama State University
Athens State University—Alabama
Auburn University—Alabama
Averett University—Virginia
Brigham Young University—Utah
Case Western Reserve University—Ohio
Delta State University--Mississippi
East Tennessee State University
Eastern Connecticut State University
Georgia College and State University
Greenville University—Illinois
Mary Baldwin University—Virginia
McPherson College—Kansas
Michigan State University
Middle Tennessee State University
Milligan University—Tennessee
Ohio University
Oral Roberts University—Oklahoma
Pfeiffer University—North Carolina
Salem University—West Virginia
State University of New York at Potsdam—New York
Taylor University—Indiana
The Catholic University of America—District of Columbia
Th University of Alabama at Birmingham
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of West Alabama
Universidad Ana G. Medez-Recinto de Carolina—Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon
University of Pikeville—Kentucky
University of Southern California
University of Southern Maine
Webster University—Missouri
West Virginia University
Western Carolina University—North Carolina
Xavier University—Ohio