Career-Technical Teacher Education
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.
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.
Program Courses
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate Requirements | ||
| CI 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 | |
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.
Career-Technical Teacher Education Graduate Certificate Careers
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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.