Online Graduate Certificate – Career and Technical Education (CTE)
Gain the foundation you need to help students find their niche in the workforce as a teacher leader in career and technical education.
Program Overview
Explore the advantages of our online Graduate Certificate – Career and Technical Education (CTE) program
By earning your online Graduate Certificate – Career and Technical Education (CTE) from EWU, you can position yourself as a school leader in student vocational development in just a few months. Through engaging content, you will learn how to practically apply elements of instructional design to resource-based skills and workforce training programs.
Develop your aptitude for identifying barriers to student success and deploying strategies that support learners through diversified, work-based learning opportunities. You will also gain hands-on experience by completing an internship in a secondary classroom (grades 7-12) or skills center, along with a digital portfolio of work.
One of the first of its kind on the West Coast, the EWU online CTE certificate program features rigorous coursework delivered in a convenient online format—giving you a flexible pathway to help meet the need for more career and technology teacher leaders. In fact, the Professional Educators Standards Board (PESB) in Washington state has determined a teacher shortage in technical, business, and marketing areas in 2021.
The Eastern Washington University School of Business is accredited by AACSB International (AACSB).
In this online certificate program, you will:
- understand the environment of CTE and the role of CTE in education;
- apply instructional planning strategies for CTE industry areas;
- utilize effective classroom management strategies and scenarios for effective learning in CTE secondary education;
- demonstrate mastery of CTE educational concepts and strategies.
- understand the environment of CTE and the role of CTE in education;
- apply instructional planning strategies for CTE industry areas;
- utilize effective classroom management strategies and scenarios for effective learning in CTE secondary education;
- demonstrate mastery of CTE educational concepts and strategies.
Potential career roles for graduates include:
- Career and Technical Education Teacher
- Business and Marketing Teacher
- Career Readiness Instructor
- Career and Technical Education Teacher
- Business and Marketing Teacher
- Career Readiness Instructor
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If you are interested in pursuing your master’s degree, courses completed in this certificate program can help you earn your online Master of Education – Career and Technical Education (CTE) from EWU.
The School of Education programs are approved by the Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board (PESB).
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Tuition
Earning your online certificate is easy on any budget with pay-as-you-go tuition
The EWU online Graduate Certificate – Career and Technical Education (CTE) program tuition is the same affordable rate, whether you are living in or out of the state of Washington.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per 4-Credit Hour Course | Per Program |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate Certificate – Career and Technical Education (CTE) | $325 | $1,300 | $9,750* |
Application Fee: $75
*Tuition and fees subject to change. Total program cost does not include foundation courses. If foundation courses are required, the cost will be added to the total program cost.
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Calendar
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The online Graduate Certificate – Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is flexible for working professionals, featuring six-week courses and seven start dates each year. View the full calendar to find the best time for you to start classes, along with deadlines for submitting your application, document, and tuition.
| Term | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Registration Deadline | Tuition Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter II | 2/10/25 | 1/27/25 | 2/5/25 | 2/8/25 |
| Spring I | 3/31/25 | 3/17/25 | 3/26/25 | 3/29/25 |
| Spring II | 5/12/25 | 4/28/25 | 5/7/25 | 5/10/25 |
| Summer I | 7/7/25 | 6/23/25 | 7/1/25 | 7/5/25 |
| Fall I | 9/22/25 | 9/8/25 | 9/17/25 | 9/20/25 |
| Fall II | 11/3/25 | 10/20/25 | 10/29/25 | 11/1/25 |
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Admissions
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It's easy to get started on your online Graduate Certificate – Career and Technical Education (CTE) program. A teaching certificate is not required for admission.
Admission Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0
- Professional resume
Online Graduate Certificate – Career and Technical Education (CTE) Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the last 90 quarter or 60 semester-graded postsecondary credit hours**
- Official transcript from the college/university where degree was earned
- Professional resume
- Have at least 6,000 hours in paid industry experience
- No teaching certificate required. If applicants have a teaching certificate, work experience requirement drops to 2,000 hrs.
Document Submission Information
Order your official, electronic transcripts from the degree-granting institution where you earned your highest degree (bachelor’s or master’s) and have them sent to Eastern Washington University.
- Most EWU graduate programs only require one transcript. Please submit a transcript from your degree-granting institution. This transcript should include the final two years of your degree completion. If it does not, please submit transcripts to cover your final two years of earned credits.
- Please note that transcripts ordered by main may take 4-6 weeks to arrive.
If you are ordering a mailed paper transcript, please have it sent to:
Eastern Washington University
Showalter Hall 206
Cheney, WA 99004
Have a question? Call us at 800-826-3411.
**We encourage you to apply if your GPA is lower than a 3.0 and you have at least 3 years of professional work experience. Applicants with GPAs below 3.0 are considered for admission on a case-by-case basis. Please contact an Enrollment Services representative at 800-826-3411 for more information.
If you do not hold a teaching certificate in Washington or do not hold a teaching certificate at all, you are still encouraged to apply.
Please note however that this will not lead to a teaching certificate in Washington. Additionally, this program may satisfy the requirements for states other than Washington. Please check with your applicable licensing board to determine whether this program satisfies requirements for licensure in the state in which you reside. For current contact information for applicable licensing boards, please refer to our State Authorization page. For information on certification in the state of Washington, contact Christi Wavada at [email protected].
Please note, however, that this will not lead to a teaching certificate in Washington. If you are looking for an initial teaching certificate, please visit the School of Education’s webpage.
Courses
The topics you will study in our 100% online graduate certificate program
In order to earn the online Graduate Certificate – Career and Technical Education (CTE), you must complete nine courses for a total of 30 credit hours.
