Mountain Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) offers licensure and professional development programs to Colorado educators and administrators. Our programs are open to all Colorado educators, with discounted services for member districts:
Alternative Teacher Licensure Program: A one-year teacher preparation program with training and coursework, toward a credential in early childhood education (birth–age 8), elementary education (grades K–6) or secondary education (grades 7–12)
Alternative Principal Licensure Program: A one-year principal preparation program with training and coursework, for alternative candidates to obtain an initial principal license
Teacher/Specialized Service Provider Induction: A one-year induction program for teachers and special services professionals, with all resources and coursework online
Principal and Administrator Induction: A one-year induction program for eligible principals and administrators who hold an initial Colorado license, with all resources and coursework online
Mentor Certification: An eight-month course designed to provide experienced educators the tools they need to be effective mentors to new staff, FREE to member-district educators
Special Education Generalist Certification: A pathway for licensed educators to earn their special education endorsement
If you currently work in a Colorado school district, you can turn your content knowledge into a teaching credential. Mountain BOCES offers an alternative teacher pathway to non-licensed educators who are currently teaching in Colorado schools. Mountain BOCES offers credential pathways in 21 different endorsement areas, all approved through the Colorado Department of Education.Â
This one-year teacher preparation program is unique in that for most endorsement areas, you can start and finish the program at any time during the year. For the Special Education Generalist endorsement, you must start the program by the end of October, and you must hold a license in another area before you enter the program.
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- Pre-Test RequiredYes
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Application Fee & Annual Tuition
Learn how to get$100 Back
and apply for a$1000 Scholarship
$3,700
In State Tuition
$4,200
Out of State Tuition
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Business Education / Business/Marketing (7-12)
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Drama (K-12)
English Language Arts (7-12)
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Health (K-12)
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Mathematics (7-12)
Mathematics Middle School (6-8)
Music (K-12)
Physical Education (K-12)
Science (7-12)
Visual Arts (K-12)
World Languages (K-12)