Accreditation and Assessment

Accreditations

Preparation programs at UTC are accredited by the following national organizations:

• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP)
• Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Education Programs (CACREP)
• National Association of School Psychologists (NASP)
• National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) 

The UTC Children's Center has been accredited by the National Association for the education of Young Children since 1987.

UTC Preparation Program's Quality Assurance System

• Quality Assurance System
• Program Evaluation Logic Model

Education Preparation Provider (EPP) Data: UTC Preparation Program Performance Data and Its Alignment with CAEP's Four Annual Measures

As a component of CAEP accreditation, UTC reports and prominently displays data on its website relating to the four Annual Reporting measures established by CAEP. These can be found in our Quality Assurance System (QAS) Data Handbook where you will find the four accountability measures plus additional information for initial and advanced licensure programs with links to supporting data for the last three cycles.

UTC reports its data below:

Impact Measures

1. Indicators of Teaching Effectiveness

• Teaching Effectiveness as Reported by the 2024 Educator Preparation Report Card
• Teaching Effectiveness as Reported by the 2023 Educator Preparation Report Card
• Teaching Effectiveness as Reported by the 2022 Educator Preparation Report Card

2. Employer Satisfaction and Stakeholder Involvement

• Employment Milestones as Reported by the 2024 Educator Preparation Report Card
• Employment Milestones as Reported by the 2023 Educator Preparation Report Card
• Employment Milestones as Reported by the 2022 Educator Preparation Report Card

Outcome Measures 

3. Candidate Competency at the Time of Program Completion

Praxis Pass Rates:

• Initial
  • Percentage of 2024 Report Card Cohort who passed content assessment: 92.2%
  • Percentage of 2023 Report Card Cohort who passed content assessment: 92.5%
  • Percentage of 2022 Report Card Cohort who passed content assessment: 92.8%
• Advanced
  • Percentage of 2024 Report Card Cohort who passed content assessment: 100%
  • Percentage of 2023 Report Card Cohort who passed content assessment: 100%
  • Percentage of 2022 Report Card Cohort who passed content assessment: 100%

Percentage of Cohort with Qualifying Admission Assessment Scores per the Educator Preparation Program

• 2024 Educator Preparation Report Card
• 2023 Educator Preparation Report Card
• 2022 Educator Preparation Report Card

Pedagogical Assessment Pass Rate

• Percentage of 2024 Report Card Cohort who passed edTPA assessment: 99.1%
• Percentage of 2023 Report Card Cohort who passed edTPA assessment: 99.1%
• Percentage of 2022 Report Card Cohort who passed edTPA assessment: 98.8%

4. Ability of Completers to be Hired in Education Positions for Which They Have Prepared

• Initial
  • Employment Milestones as Reported by the 2024 Educator Preparation Report Card
  • Employment Milestones as Reported by the 2023 Educator Preparation Report Card
  • Employment Milestones as Reported by the 2022 Educator Preparation Report Card
• Advanced
  • Employment Milestones as Reported by the 2024 Educator Preparation Report Card
  • Employment Milestones as Reported by the 2023 Educator Preparation Report Card
  • Employment Milestones as Reported by the 2022 Educator Preparation Report Card

Affiliations

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)