Points of Distinction
- Our SIMPACT Immersive Learning program received the “Innovation in Education” award from the Valley Economic Alliance
- Our alumni include many esteemed educators, including LAUSD, California-state, and national teachers of the year.
- The College has partnered with UC Berkeley and the Compton Unified School District (CUSD) to launch a three-year pilot program to improve the retention rates of male teachers of color
- The College is a member of the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s landmark Teachers For a New Era Initiative
- The College received a major gift from the Eisner Foundation to establish the Center for Teaching and Learning and an Endowed Professorship
- The Michael D. Eisner College of Education is the largest public college of education in California
- The College offers multiple pathways to the California teaching credential
- College programs have the recognition of holding multiple accreditations: CTC, NASP, CED
- The Deaf Studies program is one of only several in the United States
- The College offers some of countries largest subject specific master's of education degree programs in science, mathematics, technology, and English education
- The College was invited by Vanderbilt University to join the IRIS Consortium
- College faculty helped to found the Arnold Schwarzenegger Chime Charter School which was California Charter School of the year in 2007
- The College sponsors deaf theatre productions and is a gathering place for the deaf community of Southern California
- Northridge Academy High School is a LAUSD College partner school and is located on the Northridge Campus
- The College received the Urban Impact Award from the Council of Great City Schools for outstanding urban teacher preparation
- College faculty have a profound commitment to urban teaching and learning
- The College has state of the art facilities and technology resources