Reach New Heights with a Master’s Degree in Education from C.W. Post

Lauren Vaccaro of Huntington is preparing for a rewarding career as a school counselor through C.W. Post’s School of Education.

Increase your earning potential. Establish professional certification. Expand your career options. Share your expertise and enthusiasm with young people. All of these goals can be achieved through master’s degrees in education offered at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville.

The C.W. Post School of Education offers one of the widest ranges of teacher education, counseling and school administration degree programs in New York State. Through its affiliation with more than 80 Long Island, Queens and Westchester County school districts, C.W. Post is a regional leader in helping students land rewarding positions in education.

Whether your dream career is teaching music or art to elementary school students, counseling children facing peer pressure or academic challenges, employing the latest technologies in the classroom or managing a school district, you’ll find the graduate degree program you need at C.W. Post.

Now is the time to earn a graduate degree in education. The U.S. Labor Department says the job market for teachers “will vary from good to excellent” and career opportunities for school administrators will be “excellent.”

“We commit ourselves to preparing educational leaders who will focus on what children need to grow and learn,” said Robert Manheimer, Ed.D., dean of the School of Education. “We are dedicated to leading the way in the development of wholesome learning environments in our schools.”

The C.W. Post School of Education offers master’s degrees that focus on various stages of a child’s development: infancy, pre-school, elementary school, middle school and high school. The Campus offers graduate programs in early childhood (birth through grade 2), childhood (grades 1 to 6), middle childhood (grades 5 to 9) and adolescence education (grades 7 to 12).  Other C.W. Post graduate programs include Spanish education, music and art education, school counseling, mental health counseling, special education, literacy, teaching English to speakers of other languages, school building and school district leadership, educational technology and speech-language pathology.

The graduate curriculum at the School of Education is continually updated to reflect new trends and initiatives. An example is the new Master of Science in Educational Technology, which prepares graduates to lead the development of technology in schools, using tools like telecommunications, multimedia and the Internet to enhance and enrich the education experience for today’s youth.

At C.W. Post, you will find small classes and dedicated, accessible faculty. The C.W. Post Campus, considered one of the most beautiful college campuses in the nation, offers state-of-the-art learning technology, a 2.8 million-volume library and specialized resources such as the Instructional Media Center and the Human Performance Lab. Wireless computer access, study lounges and a fully equipped health club enhance the educational experience.

Contact C.W. Post Admissions at (516) 299-2900 or visit www.liu.edu/postedu to learn more about earning a graduate degree in education from C.W. Post.

Posted: July 17, 2006