Standing for the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, NCATE accreditation is regarded as the gold standard when it comes to recognizing excellence in teacher education. Without organizations like the NCATE, schools would be able to offer any curriculum they saw fit, without any standards. The result would be a lot of students paying a lot of money for a sub-standard education.
Receiving NCATE accreditation is a great step forward for any college or university. It indicates that their teaching, training and instruction have been found to meet the very high NCATE standards. This, in turn, indicates the very highest level of quality education. In addition, a degree from an NCATE-accredited school is a definite plus when job-seeking after graduation.
The following is a list of HBCUs whose education departments have obtained NCATE accreditation. Be sure to thoroughly investigate each school, as accreditation can change with each review.
Alabama:
- Alabama A&M University – Huntsville – Public; Four-Year
- Alabama State University – Montgomery – Public; Four-Year
- Miles College – Fairfield – Private; Four-Year
- Oakwood College – Huntsville – Private; Four-Year
- Stillman College – Tuscaloosa – Private; Four-Year
- Tuskegee University – Tuskegee – Private; Four-Year
Arkansas:
- Philander Smith College – Little Rock – Private; Four-Year
- University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff – Pine Bluff – Public; Four-Year
Delaware:
- Delaware State University – Dover – Public; Four-Year
Washington, D.C.:
- Howard University – Private; Four-Year
- University of the District of Columbia – Public; Four-Year
Florida:
- Bethune-Cookman University – Daytona – Private; Four-Year
- Florida A&M University – Tallahassee – Public; Four-Year
Georgia:
- Albany State University – Albany – Public; Four-Year
- Clark Atlanta University – Atlanta – Private; Four-Year
- Fort Valley State University – Fort Valley – Public; Four-Year
- Paine College – Augusta – Private; Four-Year
Kentucky:
- Kentucky State University – Frankfort – Public; Four-Year
Louisiana:
- Grambling State University – Grambling – Public; Four-Year
- Southern University and A&M College – Baton Rouge – Public; Four-Year
- Southern University at New Orleans – New Orleans – Public; Four-Year
- Xavier University of Louisiana – New Orleans – Private; Four-Year
Maryland:
- Bowie State University – Bowie – Public; Four-Year
- Coppin State University – Baltimore – Public; Four-Year
- Morgan State University – Baltimore – Public; Four-Year
- University of Maryland Eastern Shore – Princess Anne – Public; Four-Year
Mississippi:
- Alcorn State University – Alcorn – Public; Four-Year
- Jackson State University – Jackson – Public; Four-Year
- Mississippi Valley State University – Leflore County – Public; Four-Year
Missouri:
- Harris-Stowe State University – St. Louis – Public; Four-Year
North Carolina:
- Bennett College – Greensboro – Private; Four-Year
- Elizabeth City State University – Elizabeth City – Public; Four-Year
- Fayetteville State University – Fayetteville – Public; Four-Year
- Livingstone College – Salisbury – Private; Four-Year
- North Carolina A&T State University – Greensboro – Public; Four-Year
- North Carolina Central University – Durham – Public; Four-Year
- Shaw University – Raleigh – Private
- Winston-Salem State University – Winston-Salem – Public; Four-Year
Oklahoma:
- Langston University – Langston – Public; Four-Year
South Carolina:
- Benedict College – Columbia – Private; Four-Year
- Claflin University – Orangeburg – Private; Four-Year
- South Carolina State University – Orangeburg – Public; Four-Year
Tennessee:
- Tennessee State University – Nashville – Public; Four-Year
Texas:
- Prairie View A&M University – Prairie View – Public; Four-Year
Virginia:
- Hampton University – Hampton – Private; Four-Year
- Norfolk State University – Norfolk – Public; Four-Year
- Virginia State University – Ettrick, Chesterfield County – Public; Four-Year
West Virginia:
- Bluefield State University – Bluefield – Public; Four-Year
- West Virginia State University – Institute – Public; Four-Year
Kennesaw…………………..in Georgia – please correct this ASAP
This has been corrected. Thank you for bringing it to our attention.