Career and Technical Teacher Education

City Tech’s bachelor of science in education program in Career and Technical Education is renowned for producing the most subject-area teachers in New York City and its surrounding areas. The New York City public school system has the largest number of career and technology high schools in the country. The employment outlook is strong and many teaching positions are hiring CityTech graduates with this degree. The program has trained many well-prepared teachers and administrators in CTE areas like aviation, electrical/electronics, computer technology, graphic arts, construction, restorative dentistry, vision care, and culinary arts. Graduates can prepare for teaching positions in public schools, BOCES, correctional institutions, private trade schools, and more.

Our program equips students with teaching experience through internships and student teaching. In these clinical courses, students gain vital skills like lesson planning, classroom management, assessment strategies, and school administration under experienced teacher mentorship. They can also assess their employment readiness and explore job opportunities.

Graduates of the program will meet the course requirements for both the initial and professional CTE teaching certificates. Those who wish to advance to supervisory and administrative positions in education can pursue graduate degrees in various fields of education, which are available at The City University of New York and other institutions.

Learning Outcomes

Our mission, as urban educators, is to prepare professionally competent, reflective and caring technical educators for a world of technology and diversity. Therefore, every graduate of the program is prepared to demonstrate:

• General Knowledge – based on a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences that forms the basis for our shared values, understandings, and responsibilities in a democracy.

• Technical Competency – including knowledge and skill in career and technical education content areas to enable students to achieve high

  standards of learning and performance.

• Professional Competency – based on knowledge of students and proficiency in designing instruction appropriate for their developmental levels and needs; proficiency in designing, planning, implementing, and managing the instructional process in a safe and nurturing environment; and using a variety of methods, assessment techniques, and resources.

• Competency in the Use of Technology – ability to use modern computer technology and the internet to facilitate and enhance the instructional process and student learning.

• Caring Dispositions – personal and interpersonal characteristics that build upon and enhance dispositions to be caring professionals who have respect for learners of every age and background.

• Reflective Practice – critical analysis, evaluation and continuous improvement of professional practice and life-long learning.

• Sensitivity to Diversity – awareness of the diverse cultures that make up our urban schools, communities and our global society; and the basis for practices that support and meet students’ learning needs.

Professional Licensure

Completers of the program can apply for the New York State initial and professional teaching certificate if they meet requirements for mandatory workshops.

Occupational Experience Verification and Competency Validation

All students seeking a career and technical teaching certificate must provide documentation of appropriate work experience in their desired occupational area for state teaching certification. The duration depends on their educational background: high school diploma or equivalent, four years; associate degree, two years; and baccalaureate degree, one year.

Students without the required work experience but with appropriate occupational training through career and technical high schools or college associate degree programs must plan to acquire it before applying.

See the NYSDOE Office of Teaching Initiative website for further information.

Accreditation

Initial Certificate in Career and Technical Teacher Education program is accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP).

Additional Costs

Education students are typically also required to be fingerprinted for clinical placements required during coursework.  This cost can exceed $100 but is covered by financial aid for students who are eligible.

In order to become licensed teachers in New York State and eligible for hiring in public schools, students in Education programs that are registered with NY State Education Department to lead to certification must take mandatory state workshops offered by NYS-certified third-party vendors.

Advisement Information

Students who have questions or need guidance about the program can request a meeting with the department. To seek advice, students can either fill out a pre-advisement form or visit the department office in Pearl 510 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Department faculty offer advisement hours during the week, and students can request a meeting directly through the advisement booking link.

Students can also contact the department through at CareerTechTeacheredu@citytech.cuny.edu or 718-260-5373.