American Board
About
Founded in 2001 by the US Department of Education, American Board is a non-profit online teacher certification program designed to offer a competency based alternative path to the classroom. American Board provides career changers with a quick and affordable route to becoming teachers. American Board's online teacher certification program is self-paced and includes robust online tutorials but requires no additional college coursework.
American Board helps communities supply their own teachers by providing a path for local community members who hold a bachelor’s degree to get trained, licensed, and secure a job teaching in their local school.
American Board’s vision is very simple – your community, your teachers.
American Board’s program is self-paced, which was so important for me because I was working full time and had side jobs. Also, I was able to use the installment payment plan which helped with my tight budget. In this day and age, being able to complete an education program and finish without debt is rare, and this worked for me.
Angela Adamian
Program Info
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Application Fee & Annual Tuition
$1,900
In State Tuition
Ways to Lower Your Costs
Students at American Board have reduced the cost of their program using these methods. Check with American Board to see if you can, too!
$100
TEACH Fee Reimbursement
Don’t let fees hold you back from fulfilling your mission. With application fees, testing and transcript costs, applying to educator preparation programs can add up. That’s why we cover up to $100 of your expenses when you apply to one of our partner programs. Claim reimbursement.
$1,000
TEACH Scholarship
To make it more affordable to apply to an educator preparation program, you can enter to win a $1,000 scholarship directly from us. Apply today!
Certifications
Chemistry 9-12
English Language Arts
Language Arts 5-8
Mathematics
Mathematics 5-8
Physics 9-12
Science 5-8
Science 9-12
Stats
Male
Female
44%
56%
American Indian or Alaskan Native
Asian
Black
Hispanic/Latino
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander
White
Two or more races
0%
2%
28%
0%
0%
68%
2%