“When I was student teaching, I felt more prepared in the classroom because of my experiences through the Central Teacher Academy. As a first-year teacher, I was more comfortable and confident than my fellow first-year teachers who graduated from different colleges and universities and had little actual experience in the actual classroom.”

Lindsay Miller, ’06, ELL coordinator/Spanish teacher

"The psychology department is really a close-knit family. The one-on-one interaction that is available with professors really makes my experience more valuable."

Trent Griggs, junior psychology major, Marengo, Iowa

“The move to a new facility will enable us to be even more successful at Central in preparing students to be teachers.”

Phil George, professor of education

“I’ve heard and seen students come back after graduate school and thank me and other faculty for the kind of education they received at Central. Instead of being these low-on –the- totem pole, punk kids from Central College, a little private liberal arts college, they found out they were actually ahead of their student colleagues.”

Ed Willis, professor of psychology