Recipient of the Urban Impact Award from the Council of Great City Schools for outstanding urban teacher preparation

Excellence and Distinction of California State University, Northridge’s Michael D. Eisner College of Education

California State University, Northridge’s Michael D. Eisner College of Education serves inspired credential, master’s and doctoral students who are interested in becoming the next generation of educators, administrators and counselors armed with the education necessary to effect change in classrooms.

As a nationally respected professional school, the College of Education promotes reflection, critical thinking and excellence in teaching through interdisciplinary studies in an inclusive learning community. Its graduates are well-educated people who view themselves as lifelong learners prepared to practice in an ever-changing, multicultural world. Graduates assume service and leadership roles in educational programs and institutions, health and social institutions, and public and private settings. The College establishes and maintains productive partnerships with community schools and agencies. The faculty is committed to excellence in teaching, scholarship and collaboration with the community and professions.

Among the recent distinctions of the California State University, Northridge’s Michael D. Eisner College of Education:

• The College is a Carnegie-selected member institution for the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s landmark Teachers For a New Era Initiative.

• The College received a major gift from the Eisner Foundation to establish a forefront research Center for Teaching and Learning.

• It is the largest public college of education in California.

• College programs have the recognition of holding multiple accreditations: NCATE, CACREP, CTC, NASP, CED.

• The College offers some of the country’s largest subject-specific master's of education degree programs in science, mathematics, technology and English education.

• The College was recently invited by Vanderbilt University to join the IRIS Consortium.

• College faculty helped to found the CHIME Charter School, which was California Charter School of the year in 2007.

• Northridge Academy High School is a Los Angeles Unified School District College partner school and is located on the
Northridge campus.

• The College received the Urban Impact Award from the Council of Great City Schools for outstanding urban teacher preparation.