The Mississippi Teacher Corps (MTC) is an alternate-route graduate program at the University of Mississippi that prepares participants to be classroom teachers (grades 7-12). Participants are placed in Mississippi public schools that are experiencing a teacher shortage.
MTC provides training, support, Mississippi teacher certification, and a full scholarship for a Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) from the University of Mississippi. During the school year, participants receive full pay and benefits from their school district and attend graduate classes at the University of Mississippi. Each year, MTC accepts between 25-35 candidates. All participants move as a cohort through each stage of the training and coursework.
The Mississippi Teacher Corps (MTC) is a University of Mississippi graduate teacher preparation program with a mission to: recruit, train, and support empathetic participants to become committed, talented, and passionate educators who have a desire to partner with and serve communities as teachers in critical-needs public schools.
Main benefits:
- Full scholarship for a Master of Arts in Teaching from the University of Mississippi (covers all tuition, books, and fees)
- Job placement in a Mississippi public school with full salary and benefits from the school district
- Class A teaching license in Mississippi
- Summer stipend to help cover moving and incidental expenses
- Free on-campus housing during the summer training program
- Mentoring and support from the MTC administration, second-year teachers, and alumni