The College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) 2010 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20036; phone (202) 466-7496. This accreditation covers initial teacher preparation programs and advanced educator preparation programs.
NCATE is the education profession’s mechanism to help establish high quality teacher preparation. Through the process of professional accreditation of schools, colleges and departments of education, NCATE works to make a difference in the quality of teaching and teacher preparation today, tomorrow, and for the next century. NCATE’s performance-based system of accreditation fosters competent classroom teachers and other educators who work to improve the education of all P–12 students. NCATE believes every student deserves a caring, competent, and highly qualified teacher.
NCATE is a coalition of 33 specialty professional associations (new window) of teachers, teacher educators, content specialists, and local and state policy makers. All are committed to quality teaching, and together, the coalition represents over 3 million individuals.
The U.S. Department of Education (new window) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (new window) recognize NCATE as a professional accrediting body for teacher preparation.