Teach for the Bay curates resources for community college students and career changers pursuing teaching careers and the faculty, programs, advisors, and counselors supporting them on their journeys.
Why Teach for the Bay?
The Bay Area needs you! Community college students are local, diverse and committed to their communities.
A Rewarding Career
Teaching is a rewarding career. You can make a difference with children, youth, families and your own community. Teachers engage, create and connect every day.
Work/Life Benefits
Teachers typically have have good benefits, retirement plans, a schedule that promotes work/life balance, opportunities for professional growth, access to jobs if you need to move and a 9-10 month work schedule.
Earn Good Salary & Benefits
The average salary for a California teacher with a credential is $102,000/year plus benefits.
Teachers Are in High Demand
The SF Bay Area has a teacher shortage and needs teachers at all levels: ECE, Special Education. Transitional Kindergarten, Elementary School, Middle/High School and Community College. Teachers in Special Education, Math, Science, Career Technical Education and bilingual teachers are all in high demand.
Innovative Programs and Support
Start your pathway or change your career and get on track at a community college. We have affordable classes and programs that can help you. You can work in jobs with children and youth while going to school in your own community.
“Now, I am proud to continue to give back to the community that made me, by serving the future teachers.”
Angela Bever
Faculty, ESL & Education
Diablo Valley College
Pathways to Teaching: Education has many options
Check out our
Teaching Pathways Page for support & resources.
Earn and Learn with an Apprenticeship!
Earn and Learn with an Apprenticeship!
Paid employment, work-based learning, navigational supports, community-building, free college coursework, mentorship and progressive skill building make apprenticeships a wonderful option for journeys to teaching.
Teaching Credentials & Career Changers
Roadmap to Teaching in California
Support for Your Teaching Journey:
Explore resources for current and aspiring teachers, including credential guidance, funding information, career counseling and more.
Tinker, Experiment, Discover.
It all begins with curiosity! Fostering a love of learning builds engaged minds and sets the stage for passionate future STEM—Science, Technology, Engineering & Math—learners!
Teach Science in California
Golden State Teacher Program for High Need Fields like STEM & Special Education
Become a CTE Teacher in a Community College!
Do you already have experience in a CTE (Career and Technical Education) field and/or a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)? California has teaching pathways specifically for specialized fields in Career and Technical Education.
CTC (Commission on Teacher Credentialing) CTE Quick Facts
Industry Sectors Chart
There’s a Path for You!
From high school students looking to explore teaching, to early educators looking to earn a teaching credential, to adults looking for a career change, Teacher Preparation Programs at Bay Area Community Colleges have a pathway for you.
Career Changers
Always wanted to be a teacher? Need to try out an internship class? Want to learn about classroom management and child/youth development? Need missing classes or to finish your degree? We can help!
Community College Students
Explore your passion and enroll in classes that can help you learn about teaching careers. Meet other students and teachers who share your interests. Get help with graduation and transfer. Prepare for jobs in ECE, after-school and youth service by supporting your expanding teaching skills!
High School - Dual Enrollment Students
Community colleges in the Bay Area welcome high school students. Get a head start on your college coursework, discover a career that fits your calling, and find jobs working in schools, early childhood education and youth work.