TCSJ is the only WASC accredited institution of higher education that is a department within a county office of education.
TCSJ is accredited by the CA Commission on Teacher Credentialing to offer teaching and administrative services credential programs.
TCSJ is a master’s degree granting institution regionally accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
TCSJ by the Numbers
as of February 2019
1,403
Total candidates enrolled in a program at TCSJ
60
The number of districts and schools within an eight-county region served by TCSJ
251
Candidates are earning a master’s degree at TCSJ
665
Candidates are enrolled in a TCSJ teaching credential program
90%
Retention rate in the TCSJ Masters Of Education Program
99%
Of TCSJ’s 2013 teaching credential graduates are still teaching
(Nationally, 17% of new teachers leave the profession within the first five years.)
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93%
of TCSJ Pre-Service candidates who became intern eligible were hired as teachers and entered TCSJ’s teaching credential program. (Pre-Service students from April 2017-April 2018)
