What are NC States NC TEACHing Communities?
NC State’s NC TEACHing Communities are designed to recruit, train, support, and retain mid-career professionals as they become licensed teachers in North Carolina. This program is for people who have non-education backgrounds and would like to earn their teaching license. The NC TEACHing Communities program is a lateral entry program in which participants complete their licensure coursework while they are teaching full-time. Established in 2000, the NC TEACH program has licensed over 1,000 teachers. NC TEACHers currently serve in over 80 counties and school districts in all regions of the state. Last year, 53% of all new hires in North Carolina were lateral entry. While all NC TEACH programs are based on the same fundamental framework, the programs have evolved into university-specific programs — each with their own set of characteristics. NC State University has added a community component into its program to provide more avenues for local networking, training, and support to its par
