Education: Teaching, School Leadership, Early Childhood Education
Creating the next generation of educators
Are you interested in being a teacher, a school administrator or a school counselor? Are you passionate about changing education policy and practice? Are you committed to early childhood education? America’s next generation needs dedicated and capable educators to help guide them on the path of success.
From pre-K to high school, from the classroom to the principal’s office, Trinity’s award-winning graduates are making a difference every day.
Interested in counseling? Explore all of Trinity’s undergraduate and graduate programs in this career field.
Inclusive Education Dual Licensure: Trinity’s School of Education offers the first and only dual licensure MAT program in the District of Columbia. M.A.T. candidates seeking a dual licensure will receive licensure in both special education and their primary focus area (early childhood education, elementary education or secondary education). Learn more about the dual licensure.
Trinity’s Continuing Education program offers professional development courses at the graduate level to help current teachers and education professionals maintain their certification requirements. Learn more.
Graduate Programs
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Early Childhood Education
- Educational Administration, School Leadership
- Educational Leadership (non-licensure)
- School Counseling
- Elementary Education
- Secondary Education
- Special Education
Undergraduate Programs
Community Education is offered to undergraduate women on weekdays
Elementary Education is offered to undergraduate women on weekdays
Early Childhood Education is offered in three formats:
an Associate of the Arts; co-ed evening and weekend, and a Bachelor of the Arts weekdays for women, OR co-ed evenings and weekends
Early Childhood Community Education is offered as a Bachelor of Arts in a co-ed evening and weekend format.
Certificate Programs
- Child Development – earn credit towards a bachelor’s degree
- Early Childhood Education Foundations – earn credit towards a master’s degree
- Elementary Education Foundations – earn credit towards a master’s degree
- Special Education – earn credit towards a master’s degree
- Education Policy – earn credit towards a master’s degree
At Trinity, I experienced so much that helped me to lead my schools. I had coursework that was engaging and rigorous and I had professors who helped me gain confidence as a strong woman and a strong leader.
Philonda Johnson '05
Managing Director of Elementary Schools, KIPP Bay Area Schools, Oakland, CAMy Trinity experience gave me the opportunity to network and collaborate with educators from all walks of life. The tools and knowledge I gained are integral to my success as an educator and school leader.
Larry Savoy ’07
President, Archbishop Carroll High SchoolTrack Record of Success
Kathy Hollowell-Makle ’00
Kathy Hollowell-Makle is the Executive Director of the District of Columbia Association for the Education of Young Children (DCAEYC). Prior to her role at DCAEYC, she was an early childhood educator for 22 years at DC Public Schools. In 2013, Kathy Hollowell-Makle was named DC Public Schools Teacher of the year, Teach for America Excellent...
Corrine R. Cannon ’00,’03
Corrine R. Cannon is the founder and executive director of the Greater DC Diaper Bank. Since 2010, her organization has given away over two million diapers to low-income Washington, D.C., area families. The diaper bank has since expanded to offer other types of necessities to families. She was named a 2019 Washingtonian of the Year...