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Use your current school experience to start a career at the head of the class. Sign up and learn how!

For School Employees

Use your current school experience to start a career at the head of the class. Sign up and learn how!

Paraeducators, teaching assistants and substitutes have unique pathways to a teaching license.

North Carolina teacher prep programs want committed candidates with unique experiences that prepare them for success. The work you already do as a school employee means you’re ready to start your teacher training. Find out how.  

 

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  • 54

    Educator Prep Programs

  • $53,000

    Average Teacher Salary

  • 115

    Public School Districts and Charters

What It Takes

  1. 1

    Earn your degree.

    You’ll need a bachelor’s degree to get your teaching license in North Carolina. Some bachelor’s programs allow you to earn your license alongside your degree. But no matter what you’ll need the degree if you plan on getting a teaching license. Especially if you think you might want to go on and get a master’s degree to boost your pay and your employment prospects. 

     

  2. 2

    Complete an Educator Prep Program.

    Decide which grades and subjects you want to teach and then apply to a program that offers your preferred endorsements. Browse our partner programs to find one that fits in your life. You can find programs that are part-time, hybrid online and offline and alternative programs that cater to working professionals.

  3. 3

    Pass Sate Licensure Assessments

    Find all the information for the kind of assessment you’ll need in your grade and subject area by browsing our assessment guide. Once you’ve passed the assessments, you’re ready to start leading a classroom! 

     

Paths to Teaching

You already work in a school, so you shouldn’t have to stop working to earn your teaching license. There is a path to licensure that works with your job and lifestyle. Consider some of these strategies to keep working (and earning) while you get your teaching license.

TAs to Teachers

The TAs to Teachers program encourages Teaching Assistants to pursue teaching licenses either full-time or part-time through financial assistance and academic leave opportunities. 

Through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, each participating school board may grant TAs academic leave to pursue their teaching license. Each school board may also award up to five TAs as much as $4,600 each per year toward the cost of tuition. 

Find out how to qualify.

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Talk to a TeachNC Coach

We get it—becoming a teacher is a big decision with many choices to make along the way. You don’t have to do it alone. A coach can walk you through program options, application steps, and answer any questions you have along the way.

If you're ready to level up your career in education, coaches are ready with personalized advice and insights whenever you need. 

 

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