My husband has a bachelor's but he wants to teach at a community college part time,how could he go about that?

Question

He has a bachelor's in Education and has been a kindergarten teacher for 9 yrs. He wants to teach early childhood education part time at a community college in the evenings, could he use his years teaching as work experience? Is there anything he can do to get around having to get a masters right away?
And if he has to get a masters for this, could anyone estimate roughly how much that would cost? I know each college is different. Has anyone been through something similar to this? Thanks for any help.

Answer 1

I have to agree with everyone else...in this area you have to have a masters degree.

You will have to do one of two things, find out what area schools have an graduate program in education and then talk with them...or you can look into on-line programs, just make sure they are accredited with a major accreditation group and not some fly-by-night school, otherwise the degree will be useless.

As far as cost, it is typically going to be about $4k and up per semester. There is no way around that....but it will depend on the school.

Answer 2

I have a psych degree (bachelors), a data processing associate degree and am now getting my masters in education. I was a computer programmer, trainer, community college credit and non-credit course instructor and now administrate non-credit online programs at a community college.

Community colleges don't always require a master’s degree in order to teach a course. It depends on the state that your husband wants to teach in, and it depends on the course topic. In North Carolina, only courses that are university transfer courses have to be taught by someone with a master’s degree. Then they not only have to have a master’s degree, but have to have 18 graduate credits (6 courses) in the course topic area as well.

Again, it depends on the university, but graduate classes can cost between $450-$750 per class (mine cost $600 each) ; usually graduate courses are 3 credits, and a Masters in Education graduate degree can be made up of about 12 classes or 36 credits (mine is). So a master’s degree could cost about $6000-$8000…I’m taking my graduate courses all online, too so I can work full-time.

Good luck!

P.S. I've taught community college credit computer classes in the last 5 years (Intro to Computers, JavasScript, Web Page Design) without a graduate degree OR any state accreditation; I do have my bachelors and associate degree. My boyfriend taught full-time credit electrical engineering courses at a community college, and only has an Associate degree...

Answer 3

Most community colleges require that all instructors have at least a master's degree. If a person's experience is very broad (for example, someone has been a professional photographer for 20 years) sometimes exceptions are made, but this is only usually the case in vocational schools...not in schools where they are actually granting associates degrees that will transfer fully to 4-year colleges.

Your husband should probably check into schools that offer a Master's of Education. This is a degree focused on the practical aspects of teaching and education, rather than on the more theoretical aspects of pedagogy and research (like a M.A. would). This sort of degree could cost about $10,000 if your husband attended a state university full-time (most M.Ed. programs are 2 years).

Answer 4

Most community colleges demand an masters degree in order to teach , the rule of thumb is that you need a degree that is higher than the degree your students are going to achieve. Its why regular school teachers need a bachelors, community college teachers need a masters and a university teacher needs a PhD. He can work for his masters online or onsite. Usually teachers need credits anyway to keep their teaching licenses current. He can use his master's work toward that. A Masters Degree will average about 40K.

Answer 5

you pick a minimum of a bachelors and masters degree to instruct on the community college point, and you pick a PhD to instruct on the 4-3 hundred and sixty 5 days college or college point. in spite of the undeniable fact that, because of the fact that there are much extra PhDs than there are school jobs for them, many are taking jobs at community colleges, making it extra durable to get employed with in uncomplicated terms a masters interior the sphere. No, you could no longer instruct with below 18 graduate point credit interior the sphere (corresponding to a masters at maximum schools).

Answer 6

Depending on what state you are in. Most states will first ask him for his teacher's certification if he have one or not. Because he have to get certify to be able to teach. Since it is a community college that he is wanting to teach at, the state board of education may let him teach the class with a bachelors degree as long as he knows about the curriculum well. If he wants to go to teach at a university or a state college, he might have to go to more schooling so that he gets his masters and then he can go teach.
He can also teach while he is earning his masters, this is sometimes a requirement that many teachers are having to go through. Since most college will ask him to make a thesis on what subject that he will teach, and being in a class teaching while he is earning his masters are more beneficial for him; that way it is also considered as on the job training.
In that sense also, if he is getting his masters degree the state board of education might help him to lower the cost for him to go to school as long as he is willing to teach at a school that needs him the most. If he has to get a masters degree, a community college will cost him less than a university and might save you both some money.

Answer 7

well, yes he needs a masters and he will probably be a 32 hour masters degree. he needs to look up the college he plans to do it at and there is usually an estimate about the cost per credit hour for an instate/out of state grad student. go the the menu that says future or prospective students. under that menu there should probably be a financial aid/ or cost of living information. good luck. it's expensive

Answer 8

Your husband must have a Master's degree to teach at the collegiate level. How long he takes to get a Master's depends on how many hours his program requires and how many classes that he registers for every semester. I suggest contact school's that offer a Master's in his program. After doing that, send in his transcripts and fulfill all necessary academic and financial requirements.