Education Department

At Roanoke College, you can combine a liberal arts education with a Teacher Licensure Program, resulting in an excellent position to meet the challenges and complexities of teaching in an elementary or secondary classroom. Forty-six states and U.S. territories, including the District of Columbia, recognize teacher licenses issued by the Commonwealth of Virginia.

International Education

Through our comparative education travel courses and international student teaching placements, students may study abroad, interning in U.S. Department of Defense Schools or in accredited international schools.

Teaching English Language Learners

Students may earn licensure to teach English as a Second Language in PreK-12 public and private schools. A concentration in TESL is also available to Roanoke College students who are interested in teaching English to speakers of other languages in venues in the United States and abroad.

Do you already have an undergraduate degree and wish to teach?

At Roanoke College you can complete a "teacher licensure only" program. If you have a liberal arts degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning, we can provide the courses you will need to secure a teaching license for the PreK-12 classroom.  Learn more.

Copenhaver Institute

Roanoke College offers an award winning, annual teacher professional development program for teachers and administrators in K-12 schools. Individuals come from across the US and Europe to work with leading scholars in pedagogy and school leadership. Each year, ten Roanoke College students are eligible to participate in the three-day summer institute.  Learn more.