School of Education

Making a difference that can last a lifetime.

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Enrich Your Life While Teaching Others.

If you have a calling to be a role model who guides and supports today’s youth, we can help you heed that call by putting higher education and expertise on your side. Whether you attend classes online or enroll in one of our education programs in California or Arizona, we ensure you leave prepared with the tools to inspire the generations to come.

Programs and Degrees

The School of Education offers a variety of degrees, certificates, and credentials in education that prepare you to make a lasting difference through teaching, counseling, leadership, advocacy, administration, management, and community work.

The online degree program at Alliant can guide you every step of the way. Your path into the classroom is one paved with academic excellence through:

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) and Arizona Department of Education certification of many of our world-class education programs
Multiple degree options, including credentials and School of Education certifications, master’s, and doctoral degrees, many of which offer specialized emphases
Online college education degree course options designed with working professionals in mind
Hands-on training facilitated by extensive clinical practice field experiences
Multiculturalism interwoven throughout the curriculum and rooted in university culture, giving you an educational experience rich with our IMPACT values

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Our specialty is helping you transform your experience into expertise, and your expertise into leadership. Join the thousands of others who have chosen Alliant and are now improving students’ lives as:

Single subject/secondary teachers
Multiple-subject/elementary teachers
Education specialist/Special education teachers
School psychologists
School counselors
Educational leaders and managers
California Teachers of English Learners (CTEL) leading to Cross-cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) Certification

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Welcome from the Dean

As Dean of the School of Education at Alliant University, I would like to cordially welcome you to our website. As you explore our webpages, you will find our mission is simple at the School of Education. That is, we aim to serve and support all prospective, current, and past students. As the largest school at Alliant University, the third largest school (or college) of education in the state of California (amongst all publics and privates), and the third largest producer of Teachers in the state of California, we have 2,000+ students, 25+ programs (3 Doctoral Programs, 11 Master’s Programs, 11 Credential Programs, & 1 Certificate Program), 200+ full-time and part-time Faculty, 30+ full-time Staff, 500+ (per term) District Support Providers, 100+ (per term) Cooperating Teachers, 700+ District Partnerships (in multiple states), 7 Departments, 5 Offices, and thousands upon thousands of School of Education Alumni who are part of the greater network of 50,000+ Alliant University Alumni across 150+ countries and all 50 U.S. states. In exploring our webpages, it is my hope you find the program that is right for you, your goals, and aspirations. Please do not hesitate to contact the Dean’s Office or one of our Program Directors to learn more details about the programs we have to offer.

Your Partner in Education.

Sincerely,

Dr. Denver J. Fowler
Dean, School of Education
Professor, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Alliant University

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Go Beyond the Lesson Plan

A child’s time in the classroom echoes throughout every aspect of their lives. It is our shared responsibility to provide strong role models in schools—and that starts with offering you training in breaking barriers and opening minds. During a time when the teacher shortage has reached crisis levels, the need to reach students from every background has never been greater.

That’s why our goal is to prepare competent, confident, and conscientious educational leaders who will promote and empower personal growth, academic success, and professional achievement for all.