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College of Education and Human Services | School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies

Career-Technical Teacher Education

Course Delivery
100% online
Total Credits
24
Completion Time
Complete in as little as 2 semesters
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Prepare for an Ohio career-technical teaching license through a flexible, fully online graduate certificate designed to build your skills in lesson planning, classroom management, assessment, and hands-on instructional delivery.

Career-Technical Teacher Education Graduate Certificate Program Overview

The Career-Technical Teacher Education graduate certificate provides the educational experiences for individuals pursuing an Ohio teaching license in a vocational field.

Career and technical education teachers help students explore and prepare to enter a career or technical occupation. They use a variety of teaching methods to help students learn and develop skills related to a specific occupation or career field. They demonstrate tasks, techniques and tools used in an occupation. They may assign hands-on tasks, such as replacing brakes on cars, taking blood pressure or applying makeup. Teachers typically oversee these activities in workshops and laboratories in the school.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at Kent State’s website for professional licensure disclosure.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Acquire knowledge on lesson planning.
  2. Acquire knowledge classroom management.
  3. Gain experience in lesson delivery.
  4. Acquire knowledge on assessment techniques.
  5. Develop professional teacher dispositions.

Program Structure

  • 24 minimum credits
  • 1 CI courses, 8 CTTE courses.

Career-Technical Teacher Education Graduate Certificate Admissions Requirements

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
  • Minimum 2.750 GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcript(s)
  • Goal statement of personal and professional objectives
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:1
    • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
    • Minimum 58 PTE score
    • Minimum 110 DET score

1International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.

Important Dates

Jan
12
Classes Begin
Spring 2026 Semester
May
11
Classes Begin
Summer 2026 Semester
Aug
24
Classes Begin
Fall 2026 Semester

Program Courses

Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements
Course List
Code Title Credit Hours
Certificate Requirements
ADED 57330 READING AND WRITING IN ADOLESCENCE/ADULTHOOD 3
CTTE 54092 IN-SERVICE TEACHING - PRACTICUM 2
CTTE 54099 IN-SERVICE TEACHING - CAPSTONE 1
CTTE 55377 CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: ADVANCED METHODOLOGIES 3
CTTE 56015 METHODS OF CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION 3
CTTE 56020 CURRICULUM GUIDE: DESIGN AND APPLICATION 3
CTTE 66001 PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION 3
CTTE 66004 PROGRAM EVALUATION IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION 3
CTTE 66005 SPECIAL POPULATIONS IN CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours: 24

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements Summary - Certificates
Minimum Certificate GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 3.000

Career-Technical Teacher Education Undergraduate Certificate Tuition and Fees

Ohio Residents

Per Credit Hour Per 3-Credit Course Approximate Tuition Cost
$612.62$1,837.86 $14,700 part-time1
$13,500 full-time2

Non-Ohio Residents

Per Credit Hour Per 3-Credit Course Approximate Tuition Cost
$662.62$1,867.86$14,900 part-time1
$13,700 full-time2

1 The $612.62 per-credit-hour tuition rate applies to part-time Ohio resident graduate students taking fewer than 11 credit hours per semester.

2 The flat-rate semester fee of $6,724.36 applies to full-time Ohio resident graduate students taking between 11-18 credit hours per semester. This amount is calculated at student completing the program in 2 semesters.

3 The $622.62 per-credit-hour tuition rate applies to part-time non-Ohio resident graduate students enrolled in a fully online degree program and taking fewer than 11 credit hours per semester, PLUS a surcharge of $10 per credit hour.

4 The flat-rate semester fee of $6,724.36 applies to full-time non-Ohio resident graduate students enrolled in a fully online degree program and taking between 11-18 credit hours, PLUS a surcharge of $10 per credit hour of actual credits taken each semester (between 11-18 semester credits or $110-$180). This amount is calculated at students completing the program in 2 semesters plus the surcharge of $370.

  • An additional Distance Learning fee for all students enrolled in a distance learning course is $15 per credit hour. Program tuition and costs are estimated and subject to change.
  • Actual tuition costs will vary based on a student’s chosen academic plan. The full cost of attendance consists of tuition and fees, and when applicable, food, housing, books, course materials, supplies and equipment, transportation and personal expenses for the enrolled terms. Other expenses not included in tuition and fees totals can be found on the Kent State University cost of attendance web page.
  • For a complete listing of tuition rates for approved online programs, please contact Kent State’s Financial, Billing & Enrollment Center at 330-672-6000 or via our website Contact Us link.

Careers

Career/technical education teachers, middle school
  • -2.0% decline
  • 14,000 number of jobs
  • $63,620 potential earnings
Career/technical education teachers, postsecondary
  • 0.7% little or no change
  • 122,200 number of jobs
  • $61,490 potential earnings
Career/technical education teachers, secondary school
  • -1.8% decline
  • 103,400 number of jobs
  • $63,910 potential earnings
Education teachers, postsecondary
  • 2.1% slower than the average
  • 74,900 number of jobs
  • $72,090 potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source

* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

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