Giving to the College of Education

Mission Statement:

• The College of Education seeks to attract and serve a student population reflective of California's diversity through programs, curricula, instructional practices, and a more diverse professoriate, all of which meet rigorous standards of excellence.

  Changing population demographics, societal and political forces, and educational and economic imperatives have impacted the college's evolving academic and pedagogical missions.

  Quality education responds to the goal of democratic society in which all sectors of the diverse population share in the nation's promise of equity.

• The college identifies as its primary mission the preparation of personnel for a variety of societal service delivery and leadership roles across a range of settings.

  The largest professional group trained by the college consists of elementary and secondary school teachers.

  The college prepares personnel for administrators, school psychologists and counselors, resource and training specialists, and educational support personnel.

• The college contributes to the knowledge base of both educational theory and practice through research and scholarship.

  The college provides appropriate public service/technical assistance to local, regional, national, and international individuals and agencies.

Faculty

105 tenured/tenure-track faculty all with advanced degrees; and over 214 full- and part-time lecturers, most of whom hold master's or doctoral degrees (including the Imperial Valley Campus).

Student Enrollment (Fall 2000)

263	part-time graduate program students
534	full-time graduate program students

Degrees Awarded (1999-2000)

6	Doctoral degrees
471	Master's degrees
4	Bachelor of Vocational Education

Fiscal Year 1999-2000

$11,939,246	State Funds
$12,067,622	Grants and Contracts

Facilities

College facilities (in addition to faculty offices and student classrooms):

• Literacy Center - City Heights
  
  
• four Smart Classrooms equipped with Internet capabilities and a variety of electronic presentation modalities
  
  
• a multimedia complex which utilizes computers, video production and editing capabilities, and world wide interactive voice, video, and data capabilities
  
  
• Individual and Family Counseling Clinic (IFC): facilities for counselor training and utilization as a community clinic.

Departments

• Administration, Rehabilitation, and Postsecondary Education
• Counseling and School Psychology
• Educational Technology
• Policy Studies in Language and Cross-Cultural Education
• Special Education
• School of Teacher Education
• College of Education/Claremont Graduate University Ph.D. program
• College of Education/University of San Diego Ed.D. program.

If you would prefer not to make your gift on-line, SDSU offers two alternate ways to give:

• Call the San Diego State Development Office at 619-594-6817.
  
  
• Send a check, made payable to The Campanile Foundation, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182-8035. Please print and complete this form and send it with your check (form will open in a new window which you can close after printing). You will need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this form.