K-12 Teachers Alliance College Partners Named Fastest growing in US, according to Chronicle of Higher Education

Once again, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education August 29th, 2018 issue, two K-12 Teachers Alliance (KTA) partner institutions were named in the top twenty for fastest growing non-profit Master’s programs in the country.

Congratulations:

The two schools are Concordia St Paul and Concordia Texas.

In August 2017, in addition to Concordia University St. Paul and Concordia University Texas, Concordia University Irvine was also recognized as one of the fastest growing non-profit Master’s programs in the country.

The August 2016 Almanac article acknowledges two other KTA partners recognized as the fastest growing. These include Concordia University Chicago and American international College.

Of the K-12 Teachers Alliance’s 19 partner institutions, almost all of them rank nationally for their tremendous growth. Many of those institutions not on the top 20 list have also witnessed the most significant enrollment growth in their history since partnering with KTA.

According to Joe Mroz, Executive Vice-President of University Relations, this trend in enrollment growth is just a happy byproduct, rather than the goal, of the KTA mission.

Mroz went on to explain how that initial partnership has grown.

KTA fosters loyalty among educators, both in regard to selection of graduate schools and in other respects, through its unwavering commitment to service. We have hosted hundreds of events in public, private and charter school buildings across the country in the last year alone. Our field personnel regularly meet with K-12 educators in rural, urban and suburban areas in more than 24 states. They have one singular job...to listen to their needs!

Growth among K-12 Teachers Alliance membership continues to expand exponentially, as demonstrated through the Chronicle's report. The membership and community is so large now that the K-12 Alliance has reopened our search for further graduate schools of education to accommodate their need.

Through our partnership with high quality non-profit colleges and universities, we are able to meet the complex needs of teachers in rural and urban areas in multiple formats across an entire state. KTA does not offer curriculum, academic advising or financial aid. All these aspects remain the responsibility of the partner institution and insure the highest quality programs available to the K-12 community. KTA maintains exclusive dedicated teams for each college partner at our expense. Teams are trained by the college to gather all the documentation required, processing and delivering decision-ready applicants for the college’s consideration.

K-12 Teachers Alliance contracts are only one year and renewed upon mutual agreement, creating a partnership culture of mutual service to K-12 educators. In partnership with KTA, there is contractually no financial risk for an institution, as the organization is not compensated for logistical or processing work performed. We carefully consider a college before selection, because our contracts are exclusive by program and geography. Once a partner is selected, they become the only school that KTA represents at their array of hosted events, as well as on its publications and websites for those particular programs.