Preparation for the Future

In addition to teaching opportunities at the elementary, junior high, or high school levels, your Houghton education degree can open many other doors for you! In a recent survey of Houghton education graduates, 95 percent of those responding reported being employed in their field and/or being in graduate school within one year of graduation.

Reports from the New York State Department of Education demonstrate that Houghton students' success rates on the New York State Teacher certification Examinations exceed overall statewide rates and private sector rates:

New York State Teacher Certification Examinations
(% passing)
  Houghton College New York Private Colleges Statewide Overall
Liberal Arts & Sciences Test 97% 75% 70%
Teaching Skills - Elementary 99% 83% 79%
Teaching Skills - Secondary 99% 87% 82%

Recent graduates are teaching across the United States in Colorado, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Texas, Arkansas, North Carolina, Kentucky, California, and Florida.

Positions held by graduates   Graduate schools attended
  • Elementary and high school teachers
  • ESL (English as a Second Language) teachers
  • Guidance counselors
  • Pre-school teachers
  • School administrators
  • School business administrators
  • School psychologists
  • Special education teachers
  
  • Alfred University
  • Buffalo State
  • Harvard University
  • Mansfield State University
  • Millersville University
  • Nazareth College
  • Regent University
  • Sage College
  • St Bonaventure University
  • SUNY Albany
  • SUNY Brockport
  • SUNY Geneseo
  • University of Buffalo
  • University of South Carolina
  • Utica College