We are actively practicing social distancing, which means we remain open for business but limiting the number of students, faculty, and staff on campus. If you need to contact the RCOE Office of the Dean, please do so between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm via email (rcoemarketing@appstate.edu) or phone (828-262-2232).
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 every county in North Carolina.
Latest News
Courageous Conversations Series hosted by the Reich College of Education
The oppressive history against people of color, and particularly against Black people in our country, has systematically disadvantaged our most vulner...
App State’s Fulbright scholars foster international connections despite global pandemic
Dr. Paul Wallace, professor of instructional technology at Appalachian and a 2019–20 Fulbright scholar, had spent nearly seven months living in Veli...
App State sets new record for Fulbright U.S. Student grant awardees in 2020–21
Congratulations to education majors Haley Rose and Lexie All! The Office of Nationally Competitive Scholarships (NCS), a division of Un...
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Appalachian students who are interested in becoming educators are required to apply to Teacher Education.