AmeriCorps • About AmeriCorps

The AmeriCorps Professonal Corps Program at Teachers College, Columbia University

Currently, the AmeriCorps Professional Corps Program supports the Peace Corps Fellows Program and the Summer Principals Academy. The Peace Corps Fellows Program places Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) into full-time teaching positions in underserved, under-funded, hard-to-staff New York City public schools. The three-year program supports members as they pursue a master's degree and state certification through evening and summer coursework.

The Summer Principal Academy trains a diverse group of talented educators from across the country to become effective school leaders. The AmeriCorps members in the SPA Program serve as teachers and administrators in schools which serve predominately high-poverty students. For all fellows, the SPA program is completed in two consecutive summers, and leads to a M.A. or M.Ed. degree and certification. As part of their coursework and skills development workshops, SPA fellows undertake site-based research projects and internships at their schools of employment during the intervening year. As AmeriCorps members, a community service or service-learning project is undertaken as part of the internship.

If you are not an RPCV or current Peace Corps Volunteer, and are interested in joining Peace Corps and/or eventually coming to a Peace Corps Fellows Program, click here for more information about Peace Corps. If you are an RPCV, please visit our Peace Corps Fellows Program 'Application Info' page; you may also call 212-678-4080 or send an e-mail to pcfellows@tc.columbia.edu for more information. If you are NOT a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer click here for information about other Alternative Teaching Programs in New York City.