Information Sessions for RVCC’s Alternate Route to Teaching Program Scheduled

Learn more about Raritan Valley Community College’s Alternate Route to Teaching Program at upcoming Information Sessions. Alternate Route Information Sessions will be held in the community on September 24, from 7-8:30 p.m., in the Commons Cafeteria at Hunterdon Central Regional High School, and September 25, from 7-8:30 p.m., in the Media Center at Manville High School.

Both events are free of charge and open to the public.

Raritan Valley Community College recently signed an agreement with Brookdale Community College to offer the 50-Hour Preservice Introduction to Teaching course from the Alternate Route to Teaching-Community College program. The Alternate Route to Teaching-Community College Program offers participants the opportunity to explore the notion of becoming a teacher, even if they did not attend a Teacher Education program as an undergraduate student.

RVCC’s program will run Tuesdays, October 7-December 9, from 6-9 p.m. The last day to register is October 6.

The non-credit course, to be offered through the College’s Workforce Training Center, is the precursor to the remaining 350 hours of coursework required for candidates who hold a Bachelor’s degree, have passed the required Praxis II exam, and have applied for a Certificate of Eligibility to seek employment as a New Jersey educator without having gone through a traditional Teacher Education program.

“As a product of the Alternate Route program, I am thrilled to bring this opportunity to our community to address our state’s need for an enhanced teacher pipeline,” said Dr. Kathryn Suk, RVCC Professor of Education.

Additionally, interested candidates in the program may attend RVCC’s Fall Open House, Saturday, October 4, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., at the College’s Branchburg campus, to learn more about program offerings for the Alternate and Traditional Routes to Teaching.

For additional information about RVCC’s Education programs or the Information Sessions, contact Dr. Kathryn Suk, Education Program Coordinator, at kathryn.suk@raritanval.edu or 908-526-1200, ext. 8983.

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