TechTeach Across Texas One Year Fast-Track Program Houston
About
TechTeach Across Texas One Year Fast-Track Program is an award-winning, clinically intensive, competency-based program aimed at improving K-12 student achievement, strengthening new teachers’ instructional skill upon entry into their careers, and fostering within them the qualities important for helping them remain and thrive in the teaching profession. Qualified and motivated teacher candidates complete their degree, earn their certification and start teaching in one calendar year (12 months) after earning an AAT from a community college. This innovative online program is driven by a new vision for teacher preparation in the College of Education at Texas Tech University. It is unlike any other program in Texas, with a clear focus on ensuring you are ready on day one for successful teaching and equipped for a lifetime in the profession.
Bachelor’s & certification
TechTeach Houston Fast-Track Undergraduate Transfer Program
12 months
Program Duration
In-person, Online, Hybrid
Program Format
Pre-Test Required
No
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Program Info
Upcoming Deadlines
Deadlines
Program Start
Jun. 15, 2024
Summer
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Application Fee & Annual Tuition
Learn how to get$100 Back
and apply for a$1000 Scholarship
$18,000
In State Tuition
$75
Application Fee
Ways to Lower Your Costs
Students at TechTeach Across Texas One Year Fast-Track Program Houston have reduced the cost of their program using these methods. Check with TechTeach Across Texas One Year Fast-Track Program Houston to see if you can, too!
$6,000 - $8,000
Transfer Scholarships
TechTeach Across Texas offers a $6,000 transfer scholarship for students (including Dreamers/DACA recipients) with a 3.0 GPA and financial need. They also offer a $8,000 transfer scholarship for students with a 3.5 GPA or higher.
55% tuition
Red Raider Guarantee
In an effort to increase access to higher education, Texas Tech has implemented a plan to guarantee tuition and mandatory fees (based on 30 credit hours for the year) to new entering freshmen and transfer students with an associate's degree, who are Texas residents, have a family adjusted gross income that does not exceed $65,000, have demonstrated financial need, and who will be enrolled full time (12 hours or more each semester - Fall/Spring only).
The Red Raider Guarantee ensures tuition and mandatory fees up to 30 credit hours per year will be paid by a combination of federal, state, and institutional funds.
$1,000 - $5,000
Other Scholarships
Students may be eligible to receive a $3,000 TechTeach scholarship, plus a $1,000 summer scholarship and/or the $5,000 Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship. All of these scholarships are stackable, meaning you can accept as many as you are eligible for!
Learn more about TechTeach's stackable scholarships here.
For more information visit:Financial Aid Office
Certifications
Core Subjects / Bilingual Education Supplemental (Pre-K-6)
Core Subjects / English as a Second Language Supplemental (Pre-K-6)
Core Subjects / Special Education Supplemental (Pre-K-6)
English Language Arts and Reading (4-8)
English Language Arts and Reading / English as a Second Language Supplemental (4-8)
English Language Arts and Reading / Special Education Supplemental (4-8)
Mathematics (4-8)
Mathematics / English as a Second Language Supplemental (4-8)
Mathematics / Special Education Supplemental (4-8)
Applicant Info
TechTeach Across Texas is looking for hard-working students who will become even harder-working, dedicated teachers. TechTeach seeks candidates who are willing to work hard to realize their dream of becoming an educator and who have completed an Associate of Arts in Teaching (AAT) from a local community college. TechTeach’s partnerships with school districts in and around the Houston area allow teacher candidates to complete the whole program, including student teaching, in the community while taking upper-division coursework online through Texas Tech University and finish the program in one year.
Approximately 65% of students receive some form of financial aid. Scholarships are available for TechTeach candidates specifically and Texas Tech offers scholarships for transfer students. The average cost of attendance is $18,000 and the average starting salary for a teacher in the Houston Metroplex is $50,000 annually. Apply by March 1st of each year to be considered for all possible scholarship opportunities.
Interested in learning more about the TechTeach program in the Houston area? Click here to watch a pre-recorded info session (passcode: JW.6*qL+).
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Stats
Male
Female
11%
89%