Cedarville Magazine, Spring 2021

Education: Making the Grade Education: Cedarville College opened a Teachers Department in 1908. Beginning in 1959, Cedarville College students who desired certification for public school teaching could enroll in a joint program leading to a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Central State College and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Cedarville College. Starting in 1963, Cedarville began enrolling freshmen in its own teacher education program approved by the state of Ohio, with the first graduating class comprised of 39 elementary education majors in 1967. CAREER PLACEMENT RATE 100% For the last three years, 100% of School of Education graduates were employed or in graduate school within six months of commencement. SCHOOL THEME VERSE You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. – Matthew 22:37,39 NUMBER OF ALUMNI 5,303 MISSION STATEMENT Preparing compassionate, professional educators 24 | Cedarville Magazine