Alternative Certification Pathways
Partner with American College of Education (ACE) and iteach to empower your staff and strengthen your schools, from degree to certification.
Grow Your Own Educators, From Degree to Certification
Harness the passion of the employees you already have to fill your teacher staffing needs. Together, ACE and iteach can provide you with a fast and affordable alternative teacher certification pathway that helps you invest in your employees, growing them into prepared and effective licensed educators who can quickly step into the classroom.
Bachelor’s Degree Completion
Start by providing affordable ways for your staff to complete their bachelor’s degrees. ACE’s bachelor’s-completion programs are designed to fit the schedule of busy working professionals with fully online coursework and to help educators learn evidence-based strategies they can apply to their work right away.
- $8,3701 total cost for 30 credits
- Finish in as little as 12 months2
- 96% of employers are satisfied with the performance of ACE graduates3
- 98% of ACE graduates feel their professional skills are stronger3
Alternative Teacher Certification
With ACE’s bachelor’s degree, your staff members will be eligible to enroll in iteach’s alternative teacher certification program in select states, which can put your educators on a fast track toward stepping into the classroom as a licensed teacher.
- $4,9494
- Finish in as little as 12 months
- Statement of eligibility for teaching positions in as little as six weeks
- Pricing reductions are available based on teacher volume or cohort size
January 09, 2026
February 20, 2026
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Additional Teacher Licensure Pathways
In a state where iteach doesn’t operate? ACE has programs that can help your educators earn their initial teaching licensure quickly and affordably.
1This is an estimated value of the cost for tuition and fees. Amounts may vary depending on number of transfer credits applied to the selected program hours, the pace and satisfactory completion of the selected program, receipt of institutional scholarship and/or grant amounts, or adjustments to tuition or fees as described in the Catalog Right to Modify Tuition section. State sales and use tax will apply where required by law.
2This is an estimated time to completion. Actual completion time may vary depending on the number of transfer credits applied, availability of courses, satisfactory pace, multiple course requests, successful course completion, and meeting program milestones as required.
4Pricing may vary by state.