Education Major
Teaching is the ultimate way to shape the future. At Champlain College, you’ll be in classrooms during your first year, building deep expertise that leads to licensure.
Experience in Real Classrooms in Your First Semester.
Today’s schools need teachers who can prepare students for tomorrow’s challenges.
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What is Education?
Teaching is a career field that will always be in demand. When you study Education at Champlain, you’re taking the first step toward becoming a licensed teacher in public or private schools. You can also pursue careers in colleges, community programs, or private tutoring.
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Why study Education at Champlain?
At Champlain, you’ll gain real classroom experience from day one. Our program puts you in local classrooms for observation during your first semester—something most colleges don’t offer until junior year. You’ll quickly discover where your strengths and interests lie through the Upside-Down Curriculum. With guidance from professors who know your name, you’ll build the skills and confidence to launch your teaching career right after graduation.
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What will I learn while studying Education?
- Create inclusive learning environments – Design lessons that work for students with different backgrounds and abilities
- Understand how students learn – Recognize that learning varies across different areas and create experiences that match students’ needs
- Build positive classroom communities – Create spaces where students feel motivated to learn both individually and together
- Apply teaching strategies – Use methods that engage students and help them reach their potential
- Measure student progress – Assess learning in ways that help students grow and improve
Different by Design
Hands-On Experience From Day One
While students at other colleges wait years to enter a classroom, you’ll start observing and assisting in real classrooms your very first semester at Champlain. You’ll graduate with both a teaching license and the confidence that comes from hundreds of hours of classroom experience.
Choose Your Teaching Path
Whether you want to teach kindergarten, high school math, or anything in between, our career paths give you the exact training you need for the license you want.
Personal Faculty Guidance
Your professors become your mentors, helping you select courses, find field experiences, and build the skills that school districts are looking for in new teachers.
Facts & Stats
of Education majors in the Class of 2023 achieved career success within six months after graduation. That’s success you can see.
Vermont offers reciprocity for teaching licenses through the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement, making it easier to transfer your license to many other states.
Champlain College is ranked as one of the “Best Colleges” by U.S. News & World Report for 2025.
Sample Courses in the Education Major
Our curriculum is designed to get you classroom-ready from the start. You’ll gain both teaching theory and practical skills through courses that put you in real classrooms right away.
Your Career Outlook
With a Champlain Education degree, you’ll be prepared for careers such as:
- Elementary, Middle, or High School Teacher
- Education Administrator
- Curriculum Designer
- After-School Program Coordinator
- Private Tutor
- Special Education Teacher
- Textbook Editor
Loan Forgiveness
Students who complete the education major and become a teacher in Vermont can receive different types of loan forgiveness and assistance, including:
In Classrooms. In Service
Discover, design, develop, implement, and evaluate a service learning project that’s authentic to a community or local organization in need. Working closely with community partners, you’ll identify issues that can be addressed through hands-on projects, making a difference before you even graduate.
Licensure That Takes You Places
Champlain’s Education program leads to a Vermont teaching license, which has reciprocity with many other states through the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification‘s (NASDTEC) Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact. This means your Vermont teaching license can often be transferred to other states, though some additional requirements may apply depending on the state.
Learn More About the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Learn More About Professional Licensure
Diverse in Options and Community
Vermont brings big opportunities to its small, close-knit communities. Our program allows you to apply your skills in multiple settings. Our faculty will help you develop deep relationships with community partners, and bridge education with mental health issues, social justice, resettlement, and accessibility.
More Inside Education Major
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Overview
Teaching is the ultimate way to shape the future. At Champlain College, you’ll be in classrooms during your first year, building deep expertise that leads to licensure.
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Curriculum
Become an educator and learn the skills to teach the next generation of leaders through hands-on learning opportunities and field work. Study Education at Champlain College.
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Faculty
Learn the skills to teach the next generation of leaders through hands-on learning opportunities and field work. Study Education at Champlain College.
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Learning Outcomes
Education majors learn what techniques and methodologies best help students to succeed in the classroom and beyond.