Frequently Asked Questions
What is Special Education?
A special education degree prepares teachers to work with children with disabilities. Teaching special education is a professionally challenging and rewarding experience.
Funding
Note: Loan Forgiveness Incentive for Special Education Teachers. The nation's special education students are in dire need of qualified teachers. In 2005, the federal government created an incentive to retain special education teachers in low-income schools by increasing the amount of loan forgiveness to $17,500, available for special eduction teachers who teach for five consecutive years in designated schools.
You are eligible if:
- You received federal Stafford or Perkins loans
- You taught special education in a low-income school for five consecutive years
- You borrowed money after 1998.
Many special educators, administrators, and university personnel are still unaware of this relatively new law. This loan forgiveness provision is also a great incentive for new students majoring in special education! Link to this informational flyer flyer to find out more!
Go to: www.finaid.org/loans/forgiveness.phtml or http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/teachercancel.jsp
Placement after Graduation
There is a national shortage of special education teachers. Upon graduation, there are many options for employment, including teaching residential and adult services. Our program has a 99% graduate placement rate.