Middle Tennessee State University Three-Year Official Cohort Default Rate is provided by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System from the National Center for Education Statistics. The default rate for MTSU graduates was 10.9% for 2014, 9.6 % for 2015, 10.3% for 2016, and 9.7% for 2017.
Education Preparation Accreditation
The Middle Tennessee State University College of Education is hosting an accreditation visit by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) on November 7th through November 9th, 2021. Interested parties are invited to submit third-party comments to the evaluation team. Please note that comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the party's relationship to the provider (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates).
We invite you to submit written testimony to:
CAEP
1140 19th Street NW, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Or by email to: callforcomments@caepnet.org
Such comments must be within the specified period and based on the core tenets of CAEP accreditation standards of excellence, which recognize that:
- In CAEP's performance-based system, accreditation is based on evidence that demonstrates that teacher candidates know the subject matter and can teach it effectively so that students learn. In the CAEP system, EPPs must prove that candidates can connect theory to practice and be effective in an actual P-12 classroom.
- A professional education provider that is accredited by CAEP is expected to be involved in ongoing planning and evaluation; engaged in continuous assessment and development; ensure that faculty and programs reflect new knowledge, practice, and technologies; and be involved in continuous development in response to the evolving world of education and educational reform.
- Comments must address substantive matters related to the quality of professional education programs offered, and should specify the respondent's relationship, if any, to the institution (i.e., graduate, present or former faculty member, employer of graduates). Copies of all correspondence received will be sent to the university for comment prior to the review.
Impact Measures
Each year, the Tennessee State Board of Education releases the Tennessee’s Educator Preparation Report Card designed to provide to the public at large information about teacher and school leader preparation in our State. The metrics from MTSU’s Report Card included in each of the impact measures are used by MTSU’s College of Education to identify strengths and areas for improvement related to the impact of our preparation programs on our graduates as they entered the classroom.
Outcome Measures
Outcomes measures are those measures used to help us know more about how our program completers fair as they complete their programs and enter the workforce. These data come from a variety of sources and provide important details about our graduates.
Primary and State Recognized Partnerships
In accordance with Tennessee Educator Preparation Policy 5.504 EPPs are required to develop formalized partnership agreements with their district partners. These partnership agreements detail how they will collaborate to ensure that candidates meet the district needs (demographic and skill-specific) and how educator and instructional leader candidates will participate in high-quality clinical experiences.
- Read the Current Issue of Aspire, the COE Magazine