Portland State University - College of Education

**Welcome to the College of Education at Portland State University.** Located in downtown Portland, PSU is Oregon’s premier urban research university with a vision to “let knowledge serve the city.” We are proud of our reputation as the largest, most comprehensive, and most innovative school of education in the State of Oregon. The COE is a professional learning community committed to engaging in individual and program assessment activities that lead to continuous program improvement. Our distinctive equity-focused professional preparation programs are all nationally accredited. The College of Education’s educator preparations programs are accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP). Our counselor education programs are accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). In addition, our early childhood programs are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Our interdisciplinary doctoral program enjoys a strong partnership with the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) and has been recognized nationally for leading efforts to use improvement science as a tool for continuous improvement. The COE’s programs, policies, and practices advance and promote equity, diversity, and inclusion. Our programs also enjoy the distinction of being the most ethnically and racially diverse programs in the state. We house the Portland Teachers Program, a unique program designed to recruit and retain students of color who want to become teachers. We are also home to the Bilingual Teacher Pathways program, which won the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Global Diversity Award, and the American Indian Teacher Program, which provides full funding for successive cohorts of Native American students. Our diverse faculty are outstanding researchers who care deeply about schools and communities. The COE is nationally recognized for advancing equity and excellence in education through engaged research activities and culturally responsive and innovative professional preparation programs that prepare students to become critically engaged global citizens. That is why you should consider Portland State University’s College of Education!