"The Department of Teacher Education enables students to achieve the foundational knowledge and skills set forth by national and state standards for effective teachers in their respective majors (i.e., early childhood, elementary, secondary and special education). Additionally, students are instilled with passion, enthusiasm, and dedication for the profession."

In keeping with the Teacher Education Department's mission statement, there is a teacher education coordinator on each campus who serves as the academic advisor for the education majors who will guide the student toward appropriate course selection and current transfer information. By implementing and modeling the educational philosophy which the department's mission statement is based upon, our faculty can assist our students throughout their educational experiences at CCBC. The department places a high value on academic competence while attempting to nurture a positive sense of self; self-esteem, respect for others, and an understanding of and a commitment to democratic ideals/principles. The above are all values which must be promoted for all students, but always keeping in mind "impropria persona," each according to his/her own abilities. It is this individual attention that makes The Community College of Baltimore County the collegial gem that it is.