The college’s Teacher Preparation Program supports the mission and conservative culture
of the institution through practicing all of the examples cited above, in addition to others. The
mission of the college Teacher Preparation Program is to “produce contextually-based reflective practitioners in their professional careers” (College Student Teaching Handbook, 2011, p. 7). As
a career college, the college takes pride in providing its graduates with all of the tools needed for
success in the workplace. The focus of the Teacher Preparation Program is to provide its
graduates with the extensive education and training necessary for successful careers in education.