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Career Pathways

Browse through careers in education to explore pathways and find details on teaching credential requirements. Reach out to the Rio Hondo College Education Success Team for questions on how to navigate these resources.

Preschool Teacher

Early

Childhood Education Teacher

(Only teaches grades PK-3)

Elementary School Teacher

Middle/High School Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Career Technical Education Teacher

Substitute Teaching

Dual Immersion

Teacher Education Programs

Explore teacher education programs offered at California State Universities (CSU), University of California (UC), and private colleges and universities. Start your transfer journey at Rio Hondo College by exploring our Associate Degree for Transfer (AD-T) programs in Education.

CSU Four-Year Integrated Teacher Education Programs & Teacher Shortage Fields

Future teachers in the CSU Integrated Teacher Education Programs begin teacher preparation as early as their freshman year. Partnerships with community colleges provide pathways that align with lower-division study on the CSU campus.

CSU Apply Teaching Credential Programs

Search and browse through California State University (CSU) teaching credential programs and learn how to apply.

CSULB Teacher Preparation Advising Center (TPAC)

TPAC at CSULB offers advising for the Multiple Subject (elementary teaching), Single Subject (middle and high school teaching), Special Education (Education Specialist) and Urban Dual Credential Programs.

California State University, Fullerton (CSUF)

CSUF offers three majors that can lead to elementary school teaching. Majors that prepare for the Single Subject Credential Program for middle or high school teaching are the same as the subject you wish to teach.

California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA)

CSULA has several options for teacher preparation programs at the undergraduate level in majors such as Urban Learning, Chicano Studies, Liberal Studies, and Child Development.

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (CPP)

Cal Poly Pomona offers three Basic Teaching Credentials, two Specialist Credentials, two Certification Programs as well as one Advanced Credential.

California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH)

The Teacher Education Division at CSUDH consists of four credentials – Multiple Subject, Single Subject, Special Education (SPE), and the Bilingual (Spanish-English) program.

California State University, Northridge (CSUN)

CSUN offers six pathways for obtaining a Multiple Subject, Single Subject, or Education Specialist Credential. Explore a pathway that fits your teaching interests!

University of California (UC) CalTeach

UC CalTeach prepares UC first-year and community college transfer students to become STEM educators. Students benefit from specialized courses, fieldwork, mentoring, networking, and research opportunities.

UCLA Teacher Education Program (TEP)

UCLA TEP aims to prepare future educators to teach in low-income, low-performing schools in California, and Los Angeles in particular.

UC Riverside Teacher Education Program (TEP)

UCR TEP offers teaching credentials in elementary, middle/high school, and education specialist. Learn how transfer students can best prepare for the program while pursuing a bachelor's degree.

University of La Verne

The Teacher Education Program at the University of La Verne offers a Multiple and Single Subject credential in which students complete teaching methodology courses and fieldwork.

Azusa Pacific University (APU) – Integrated Bachelor’s/Credential Program (IBC)

The IBC program at APU provides an accelerated and rigorous curriculum that leads to a bachelor’s degree and preliminary California teaching credential.

Biola University

Biola’s School of Education offers credentialing programs that lead to careers in K-12 teaching, including a credential to teach students with mild to moderate learning disabilities.

Whittier College

The teacher education programs at Whittier College prepare students to pursue a Preliminary Multiple Subject, Single Subject, or an Education Specialist Teaching Credential. Get in touch to get started!

Mentorship Opportunities

California State University (CSU) Educorps

As an Educorps member, individuals will benefit from networking opportunities, teacher talks, seminars, financial aid updates, and more for free!

Employment & Volunteer Opportunities

Teach California

Teach California is the California Department of Education (CDE) primary website for recruiting future educators.

EdJoin

Find current job postings in Education.

Teach For America (TFA)

Teach for America is a diverse network of leaders working to transform education in Pre-K through grade 12.

Career Coach

Take a Career Assessment to learn about yourself and Career Coach will give you career suggestions based on your interests.

Prison Education Project (PEP)

PEP volunteers teach topics related to academic orientation, life skills, and personal enrichment to in-custody students. PEP aims to educate, empower, and transform the lives of incarcerated individuals.

Go Overseas

Discover teaching programs abroad or online!

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Credentialing Information & Teacher Resources

California Teaching Credential Requirements

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing is a state agency that oversees educator preparation, licensing, professional standards, and discipline for public school teachers in California.

Commission on Teacher Credentialing Basic Skills Requirements

Learn about the options for completing the basic skills requirement.

Teach Los Angeles Regional Collaborative (Teach LARC)

Teach LARC aims to develop successful teacher preparation programs by facilitating access to strategies, tools and resources that can increase the number and diversity of students entering the education field.

Test Prep for Future Teachers

Free CBEST and CSET test preparation tools and resources.

RHC iTeach YouTube Account

This channel shares videos from conferences, workshops, and podcasts for teachers, created by the Rio Hondo College iTeach program.

TEACH 4 LA YouTube Account

This channel features videos from the Teach Los Angeles Regional Collaborative (Teach LA).

Teach for the Bay YouTube Account

This channel features the workshop recordings for our yearly Teach for the Bay conferences. Teach for the Bay aims to increase the number of future teachers transferring from a community college in the SF Bay Area.

CHANGE 2024 Symposium

The "Creating Hope and Nurturing Growth in Education (CHANGE) Symposium," an innovative event dedicated to exploring and promoting non-traditional pathways for educators of color.

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