As one of the largest providers of teaching preparation in Maryland, College of Notre Dame of Maryland offers exceptional programs for women and men who hold baccalaureate degrees and have decided to pursue teaching as a career.

College of Notre Dame's approach to education is based on research and experience, guided by reason and values, marked by visionary leadership and commitment, and distinguished by exemplary educational practices. Faculty and students alike understand and demonstrate that teaching is a vocation requiring both competence and virtue.

College of Notre Dame offers two teaching certificates:

Accelerated Certification for Teaching (ACT) Program: Elementary, Early Childhood and Secondary Education

and

The Certificate of Advanced Studies in Education (CASE) program in TESOL

College of Notre Dame also participates in Operation TEACH (Teachers Enlisted to Advance Catholic Heritage), an innovative two-year teacher-preparation program, developing a corps of highly motivated and committed young educators to meet the needs of our region’s Catholic elementary and secondary schools.