Business and Information Technology

Teaching Business, a Teaching Job Like No Other

As you know, business in the U.S and around the globe is a very dynamic field, one that provides exciting and fast-past experiences! Hence, teaching business in a high school is the same.  It is like no other teaching job one has ever seen and offers opportunities for:

• Working with high school students
• Working with high school students
• Working with business partners in the business community
• Teaching computer-related courses and other specialty courses like business law, finance, accounting, and much more
• Taking students to conferences – Chicago, Anaheim, San Antonio to name a few! By far, it is the best teaching position in any given school.  It involves the best of both worlds – working with students and working with business leaders in the local community!

By far, it is the best teaching position in any given school.  It involves the best of both worlds – working with students and working with business leaders in the local community!

Interesting Facts

• There is a critical shortage of business teachers in Virginia.
• Average starting salary is $45,000.00 and depending on where you live it can go as high as $55,000.00 plus.  And, this is for a 10-month contract (you have off in the summers and school holidays).
• You can earn a Virginia teaching license with an endorsement in marketing and a VT master’s degree in one year.
• The program can be custom-designed into a hybrid distance program, meaning you only have to spend three weeks in the summer and a fall semester in Blacksburg.  If you would like, the remainder of the program can be completed off campus.
• The VT CTE program has achieved a 100% placement rate for its’ graduates for the past 10 years!
• Career promotion opportunities include being a school administrator or a university professor.