You're a college graduate who yearns for a new career – one right in your own community, or a community nearby. One that's in high demand and pays well, has excellent benefits and makes a positive difference in the lives of young people.

A new career as a high school teacher may be just what you’re looking for. And a new program at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University will provide you with the necessary education in just over a year.

The Master of Science in adolescence education is designed for people who have at least 30 credits of undergraduate or graduate course work in math, science, social studies, English or foreign languages and would like start new careers as teachers of students in grades 7 through 12. The 33-credit program, which prepares participants for the New York State teaching certification exam, can be completed in as little as 16 months.

Teaching is among the most satisfying and rewarding careers. And with hundreds of thousands of teachers nationwide scheduled to retire in this decade, there has never been a better time to join the profession.

"Job opportunities for teachers over the next 10 years will vary from good to excellent,” according to the U.S. Department of Labor. “Shortages of qualified teachers will likely continue, resulting in competition among some localities, with schools luring teachers from other States and districts with bonuses and higher pay."

The School of Education at C.W. Post is among the regional leaders in teacher education, with affiliations with more than 80 school districts in Suffolk, Nassau, Queens and Westchester counties.

"Our faculty and administrators' close working relationships with district administrators and teachers facilitate the placement of our students," said Dr. Robert Manheimer, dean of the School of Education. "We place more than 500 students each semester in student teaching positions."

Adolescence education is just one of 17 master's degrees offered by the School of Education. In all, the C.W. Post Campus offers more than 70 different master's degree programs at six schools of study – the School of Education, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Visual and Performing Arts, the School of Health Professions and Nursing, the College of Information and Computer Science and the College of Management.

In addition, the C.W. Post Campus awards two prestigious doctoral degrees: the Ph.D. in information studies and the Psy.D. in clinical psychology.

Each year, more than 3,300 students pursue graduate degrees at C.W. Post in accounting, art, biology, business, communication sciences and disorders, computer science, counseling and development, criminal justice, teacher education and school administration, environmental studies, English, Spanish, health professions and nursing, history, library and information science, mathematics, music political science, psychology and public administration. C.W. Post's graduate degree programs are widely recognized. This fall, for the second straight year, The Princeton Review listed the C.W. Post College of Management's Master of Business Administration in its guidebook, "Best 290 Business Schools."

Small classes, elite accreditations, distinguished professors and state-of-the-art facilities make C.W. Post a regional leader in graduate education.

The C.W. Post Campus is conveniently located in Brookville, N.Y., minutes from Exit 39 of the Long Island Expressway. Student resources include the Pratt Recreation Center, featuring swimming, a fitness center, an indoor running track and racquetball and basketball courts; the three million-volume B. Davis Schwarz Memorial Library, and wireless connectivity and smart classroom technology. Financial aid is available, and the office of Professional Experience and Career Planning has a wide range of career services.

Great careers begin with graduate degrees from C.W. Post. Find out more by visiting www.liu.edu/graduate or calling the Admissions Office at (516) 299-2900.

Posted: November 9, 2007