requirements for alternative certification
Alternative Teaching Certification Statistics and Facts
On average, 97% of those entering teaching through alternate routes state they feel highly competent in several areas of teaching.
70% of those entering teaching through alternate routes are older than 30 years of age, 38% are male, and 30% are non-white.
46% of those teaching through alternate routes are teaching in a large city.
Nearly half of those who enter teaching through alternate routes were working in a non-education occupation the year prior to entering an alternative route program.
Nearly half of those who became teachers through alternate routes state that if these alternate routes had not been available, they would not have entered the teaching field.
"Being able to teach while getting certified” and “receiving a teacher’s salary and benefits” were the most important variables in choosing alternate routes to teaching.
"Teaching full time as a teacher of record during the program” far outranked any other variable as the most beneficial aspect of the alternate route program in developing their teaching competence.