Our Partners

Together, we can do so much.

The NIU College of Education is a recognized and respected leader throughout Illinois and beyond in creating and nurturing innovative, collaborative, creative, relevant and solutions-oriented partnerships with school districts, community colleges, state agencies, businesses, organizations and foundations.

Our "why" is simple.

We want to expand local, national and global opportunities for learning, research, service and leadership. We want to build the educator workforce. We want to upskill professionals already in their careers. We want to develop customized solutions with each partner to meet their unique needs.

For our students, these collaborations enrich the inclusive, engaging, supportive and inspirational environment we provide as we prepare them to become – or to improve and advance as – successful leaders in their chosen professions.

Become A Partner

From custom cohorts using a unique contract model that can save money and provide more relevant and authentic learning to creating novel and innovative programs that lead to degrees or professional development, we seek to:

• Collaborate and understand your needs.
• Partner to provide custom information to your community of learners.
• Co-develop specific, relevant and realistic solutions to meet your needs.
• Deliver learning in ways that make sense for your learners, whether in-person or online, synchronous or asynchronous, or a hybrid approach.
• Create community and belonging within cohorts to support student success.

Explore our partner pages: school districts, community colleges, community outreach to learn more and then let us know how we can help. We'll show you the many options available to finance our programs.

Positive outcomes are within your reach.