The College of New Jersey
Since 2000, The College of New Jersey and Regional Training Center have partnered to provide high quality graduate professional education coursework previously at off-campus sites throughout the state and currently live-virtual and online to meet the needs of certified public, parochial and private school educators. Since 2006, the 30-credit Masters in Education (with a concentration in Instruction) has also been available.
The College of New Jersey's strong academic tradition of quality and excellence began in 1855 when the college was founded as the New Jersey State Normal School, the state's first and the nation's ninth teacher training school. In 1947, the college continued to expand upon its student-centered mission of preparing New Jersey's future leaders and introduced its first graduate program. Today, TCNJ offers multiple programs as well as graduate and professional certifications.
A number of educational institutions, organizations and individuals have joined forces to support the effort to bring these research based, top-quality graduate programs to the teachers of New Jersey on an outreach basis. The courses were researched and designed by teams from: ASCD, National Institute for Relationship Training (NIRT), and The Center for Lifelong Learning (CLL) working with top educational researchers from throughout North America. In New Jersey, they are offered for graduate credit in partnership with The College of New Jersey.
Much of the course content matches priorities of local, state and national school reform. Course instructors are highly qualified and experienced practitioners, all with educational experience and advanced degrees.
The College of New Jersey is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. The RTC/TCNJ master's program for educators are accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE/CAEP).
