Welcome to Appalachian State University’s Reich College of Education!
Appalachian provides education students with a unique perspective – the physical location and community as well as the belief that education is something to be valued and nurtured.
Preparing quality educators is a cornerstone of Appalachian’s past, present and future. When it comes to teacher education, the state and region look FIRST to Appalachian for innovative instruction, faculty excellence and student success.
From Watauga Academy, founded in 1899, to Appalachian State Teachers College, established in 1929, and to the College of Education, established in 1968, Appalachian State University has a long history of preparing quality educators. The Reich College of Education, named for benefactor Lois Reich in 1987, continues this legacy today.
The Reich College of Education is comprised of five departments as well as Appalachian's first doctoral program.
The college enrolls approximately 2,400 students in its bachelor's, master's, education specialist and doctoral degree programs.
Appalachian offers one of the largest undergraduate teacher preparation programs in North Carolina, graduating approximately 500 teachers a year. With so many teacher education graduates working in the state, there is at least one RCOE graduate teaching in almost every county in North Carolina.
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Alumni Brooks ’85 ’97 ’11, Thompson ’93, and Worrell ’88 Inducted into the Reich College of Education Rhododendron Society
Appalachian State University alumni Dr. James “Jim” Brooks ’85 ’97 ’11, John Thompson ’93, and Dr. Terry Worrell ’88 were inducted into ...

156 RCOE Students Named to Spring 2025 Dean's List
Congratulations to the 156 Reich College of Education students named to the Spring 2025 Dean's List. Dean's List EligibilityAn undergraduate stud...

273 RCOE Students Named to Spring 2025 Chancellor's List
Congratulations to the 273 Reich College of Education students named to the Spring 2025 Chancellor's List. Chancellor's List EligibilityAwarded t...
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