Teaching Schools In Colorado
Colorado has 23 accredited teaching schools where teaching faculty who teach teaching classes can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of teaching and teaching training in Colorado, which includes teaching training at the following levels:
- Teaching Certificate
- Associates degree in Teaching
- Bachelors degree in Teaching
- Masters degree in Teaching
- PhD degree in Teaching
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Professional Trends
Colorado Vs. National Teaching Employment
| Colorado | 68,210 |
| National | 4,078,490 |
Approximately 2% of the country's teaching professionals work in Colorado state.
Employment Growth for Teaching professionals In Colorado
| 57,640 | 62,190 | 64,210 | 66,590 | 64,690 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
Teaching is a growing field in Colorado. There were 7,050 more teaching professionals working in Colorado in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Colorado, this field has grown by 12% in four years. This growth is faster than the change in the number of teaching professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of teaching professionals has shrunk by 6% from 2006 to 2010.
Teaching VS. All Professions salaries in Colorado
| $53,399 | $58,671 | $61,675 | $56,691 | $60,889 |
| $46,058 | $47,685 | $48,234 | $49,831 | $51,291 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Teaching
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
As the number of teaching professionals is growing, the salaries paid to teaching professionals are increasing in Colorado. The mean salary for teaching professionals in 2006 was $53,399 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $60,889 per year.
Salary percentiles for Teaching professionals in Colorado
10th percentile |
$34,717 |
25th percentile |
$43,376 |
50th percentile |
$55,541 |
75th percentile |
$72,420 |
90th percentile |
$84,806 |
This represents a 12% growth in salaries. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In the state of Colorado, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of teaching. The pay differential between the highest paid teaching professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 144%
Average Salaries for Teaching professionals and related professions in Colorado
Early Childhood Education |
$42,215 |
Educational Leadership |
$75,645 |
Elementary Education |
$57,435 |
Special Education |
$52,730 |
Teaching |
$60,109 |
In Colorado, teaching professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Teaching programs available for each degree type for all schools in Colorado
associate |
6 |
bachelor |
16 |
master |
14 |
doctor |
1 |
Certificate |
15 |
| Total | 52 |
The number of students graduating from the 23 accredited teaching schools in Colorado is decreasing. In 2006, 752 students graduated from teaching courses in Colorado. And in 2010, 507 students graduated.
This represents a 33% decrease in the number of teaching degree or certificate school graduates in Colorado state. A majority of these graduates, or 31%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in teaching.