Education

Education is a profession with different career options:

• Early childhood education
  • Infant/toddler caregiver (ages 0-3)
  • Preschool teacher (ages 3-5)
  • Head Start teacher
  • Pre-K teacher
  • Early childhood program director
  • Montessori teacher
  • Family child care provider
• K-12 education
  • Elementary school teacher (grades 1-5)
  • Middle school teacher (grades 6-8)
  • High school teacher (grades 9-12)
  • Special education teacher
  • English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher
  • STEM teacher
  • Arts teacher (music, visual arts, theater)
  • Physical education teacher
  • Reading specialist
  • Instructional coach
  • Curriculum coordinator
  • Librarian/media specialist
  • Educational technology specialist

Education truly offers diverse pathways, from nurturing the earliest learners to guiding students through their K-12 journey and beyond. Regardless of the path you choose, Wake Tech has programs to help you attain your career goal.

For individuals who want to work in an early childhood education setting, Wake Tech offers AAS degrees, certificates and diplomas. For those who want to work in K-12 education, you can begin your career with Teacher Preparation associate degree programs before transferring to a four-year university.

Wake Tech also offers an Educator Preparation Program (EPP) for people who have a bachelor's degree and are teaching in a public school classroom in North Carolina but still need to obtain a teaching license from the state. The EPP can be completed entirely online in 18 months.