BUILDING A LEGACY
100% of our students pass the GACE, Georgia’s state-approved educator certification assessment.
The College of Education & Human Development is 1st in Georgia and 5th in the nation for conferring bachelor’s degrees in education to African-American students.
The College of Education & Human Development is ranked No. 41 in the 2024 U.S. News and World Report’s rankings of graduate education programs.
| Completion | Completers | Employed | Teaching in UHNS* | Retention 1 Yr Out in UHNS* |
Retention 2 Yrs Out UHNS* |
Retention 3 Yrs Out UHNS* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 349 | 292 (84%) | 195 (67%) | 190 (97%) | 183 (94%) | 174 (89%) |
| 2016 | 270 | 220 (81%) | 150 (56%) | 148 (99%) | 137 (91%) | 122 (81%) |
| 2017 | 257 | 204 (79%) | 152 (75%) | 149 (98%) | 136 (89%) | |
| 2018 | 275 | 230 (84%) | 181 (79%) | 172 (95%) | ||
| 2019 | 261 | 260 (100%) | 221 (85%) | |||
| 2020 | 311 | 285 (92%) |
*Note: High-needs schools have more than 50 percent of children on free/reduced lunch rate or have more than 60 percent minority enrollment.
*UHNS = Urban High Needs Schools
| Year of Completion | Number of Counties Hiring Georgia State New Teachers | Top 5 Systems Employing Georgia State New Teachers |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27 | Fulton, Gwinnett, APS, DeKalb, Cobb |
| 2019 | 26 | DeKalb, Fulton, APS, Gwinnett, Cobb |
| 2018 | 27 | DeKalb, Gwinnett, Fulton, APS, Cobb |
| 2017 | 25 | Gwinnett, DeKalb, APS, Fulton, Cobb |
The two PEF committees: Assessment and Accreditation, as well as Clinical Partnership and Induction, examine data on the effectiveness of our candidates all our educator preparation programs. The committee reports for the year 2018-2019 are attached below.
Charts
Percentage of Baccalaureate or Post Baccalaureate Completers
- Post Baccalaureate - 59.05%
- Baccalaureate - 40.95%
Three-year Trend of Total Completers
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
Teacher Preparation Program Characteristics
- Average Entry GPA – 3.21
- Average Exit GPA – 3.66
- Average Hours of Student Teaching – 1122
- Average Years Experience of Mentor Teachers – 144
Employment by Area
- Athens – 0.4%
- East – 0%
- Metro Atlanta – 92.1%
- Middle – 0.4%
- Northeast – 0.5%
- Northwest – 1.8%
- Southeast – 0.5%
- Southwest – 0.1%
- West – 14.2%
Race/Ethnicity Breakdown
Gender Breakdown