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.
Latest News

221 RCOE Students Named to Spring 2022 Dean's List
Congratulations to the 221 Reich College of Education students named to the Spring 2022 Dean's List. Dean's List EligibilityAn undergraduate stud...

307 RCOE Students Named to Spring 2022 Chancellor's List
Congratulations to the 307 Reich College of Education students named to the Spring 2022 Chancellor's List. Chancellor's List EligibilityAwarded t...

Alumnus Calvin Craig Named an Emerging Leader in the NCSCA
Calvin C. Craig IV, an alumnus of the Reich College of Education’s professional school counseling graduate program, has been named an emerging leade...