Educator Preparation Provider – Performance Data

The Educator Preparation Provider (EPP) at the College of Coastal Georgia is accredited by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC). The College’s EPP was last reviewed by the GaPSC in 2022 and will be reviewed again in 2029. The review in 2022 resulted in all CCGA’s teacher preparation programs meeting ALL GaPSC standards for approval! Beyond that, the programs were cited for two outstanding strengths: 1) effective partnerships with P-12 schools and 2) teacher candidates’ usage of research/evidence to support instructional decisions.

The Department of Education and Teacher Preparation faculty at the College are proud to prepare great teachers for southeastern Georgia and beyond. The College’s EPP consistently earns ratings on the Teacher Preparation Program Effectiveness Measures (PPEM) published annual by the GaPSC that reflect the level of performance necessary for effectively preparing future teachers. The PPEM ratings of all Georgia EPPs are available to the public on the GaPSC PPEM Dashboard, which can be found here.

Page Contents:

Ability of Completers to meet Licensing Requirements
Ability of Completers to be Hired in Education Positions
Satisfaction of Employers
Satisfaction of Completers

ABILITY OF COMPLETERS TO MEET LICENSING REQUIREMENTS

To be identified as program completers, the GaPSC requires that all Initial Preparation Program Candidates attempt the Georgia Assessments for the Certification of Educators (GACE) exams that align with their area(s) of certification.

College of Coastal Georgia Teacher Preparation Programs	Number of Program Completers	Number Passing Assessment to be Certified	Institutional Pass Rate
All program completers, 2023-24	33	30	91%
All program completers, 2022-23	31	31	100%
All program completers, 2021-22	42	42	100%

ABILITY OF COMPLETERS TO BE HIRED IN EDUCATION POSITIONS

Employment as a Teacher in the First Academic Year After Program Completion (Data aggregated in 2024 for completers from reporting years 2021-2023).

	Teaching Any Subject			Teaching in Field Preparation
Region	The College	All EPPs	Similar EPPs	The College	All EPPs	Similar EPPs
Athens	0	630	22	0	512	21
East	0	435	7	0	382	6
Metro Atlanta	1	4915	106	1	3926	93
Middle	0	619	13	0	475	12
Northeast	0	610	62	0	507	57
Northwest	0	1372	64	0	1048	53
Southeast	82	1372	112	70	1108	94
Southwest	1	908	34	1	754	20
West	0	1268	67	0	1000	54

Data retrieved from GaPSC.org – PPEM Supplemental Data

SATISFACTION OF EMPLOYERS

Employer Survey: This survey is a common, statewide survey conducted annually of the Georgia public school principals who employed the inductee program completers. The survey assesses the degree of satisfaction expressed by the principals of these teachers, identifying qualities that employers seek when hiring and assessing the teachers’ knowledge, skills, and dispositions for teaching.

Surveys utilize the following scale: 6=Strongly agree, 5=Agree, 4=Somewhat agree, 3=Somewhat disagree, 2=Disagree, 1=Strongly disagree

EMPLOYER SURVEYS	2024 PPEM Calculation Year
EMPLOYER SURVEYS	The College	All EPPs	Similar EPPs
Average Score	5.27	5.22	5.18
Number of Responses	9	997	57
Response Rate	39%	27%	38%

Data retrieved from GaPSC.org – PPEM Employer Surveys Data

SATISFACTION OF COMPLETERS

Inductee Survey: This survey is a common, statewide survey conducted annually of those program completers who are employed in Georgia public schools. The survey assesses to what extent completers believe the teacher preparation program adequately prepared them to be classroom ready, equipping them with the essential knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to be effective teachers.