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Experience. The Classroom.

 

Learn from the best to become the best. Shadow in a classroom your very first semester and observe master teachers at work.

 
 
Student talking to another student at a chalkboard with marker in hand

Become the teacher you loved the most. 

Learn to educate the whole child in a 21st-century learning environment through hands-on,

in-the-actual-classroom experiences that will prepare you for an in-demand career path.

 

90%

job placement

in education field

 

 

2024

Best Colleges

(U.S. News & World Report) 

 

300

classroom experience hours

 

 
 

Which type of educator are you?

GU has plenty of options.

  • Early Childhood Education
  • Elementary Education
  • Middle Grades Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Music Education
  • Physical Education
  • Spanish Education
  • Special Education
  • Educational Studies
Professor lecturing with laptop open
 
Students working together at a desk

Get the experience to make

a difference.

Level up the classroom.

Graduate with 300 classroom experience hours.

  • Learn in an actual classroom your very first semester.
  • Earn certification in character education.
  • Interact with the latest educational tools 
 

Learn in immersive spaces.

Innovative learning spaces on campus and beyond help you feel what it’s like to teach in a real classroom. LaDue Education Center’s Experiential Classroom simulates a classroom with modern amenities such as an inviting color scheme, a variety of seating options, and even a sensory corner.

Gymnasium and recreation center building
Students in a circle meeting in a large room
Student and professor conducting research.
Students student teaching in a sensory classroom
Students in a classroom with their professor
 

#14

for Social Mobility Midwest Region (U.S. News & World Report)

 

2023

 Top 10 Master’s in Education Online (Forbes)

 

 
 

2023

Best Online Colleges in Illinois

 (Intelligent.com) 

 

 
 

Caring professors see things in you that maybe you don’t yet see in yourself.

“While I came with the intent to play soccer, I left with a passion to teach middle schoolers.”

 - Santiago Alzate,

'23 Secondary Education Physical Education

2023 Greenville graduate Santiago Alzate receiving diploma
 

"I learned valuable teaching techniques just by watching a teacher work with her class.”

- Torrence Clark, '25,

Elementary Education

 

“I now have a much more realistic idea of how to teach and lead a classroom.”

- Molly Harnetiaux, '24,

Elementary Education

 

“Interacting with the latest tools and technology gives me a great start.”

- Taylor Weiss, '24,

Special Education

 

Education isn’t just for those who want to teach.

Education-Related Majors

  • Sport Management
  • Theology
  • Organizational Leadership
 

 Greenville University 
 315 E. College Ave. 
Greenville, IL 62246