Our Mission
Develop ethical leaders who serve and inspire through entrepreneurial innovations, applied learning, and impactful partnerships.
Vision Statement
Cultivate principled leaders who serve, inspire, and transform communities.
The Citadel’s Rankings
- Ranked #1 Best Regional University in the South.*
- Ranked #1 Best Public University in the South.*
- Ranked #6 Undergraduate Teaching – Regional Universities (South).*
*Source: U.S. News & World Report 2025 College Rankings*
Zucker Family School of Education Bachelor’s & Master’s Degree Rankings
- Ranked #4 out of 32 in Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in South Carolina Ranking.*
- Ranked #1 out of 7 in Best General Educational Leadership & Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina Ranking.*
- Ranked #1 out of 12 in Best Educational Administration Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina Ranking.*
- Ranked #1 out of 12 in Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina Ranking.*
- Ranked #2 out of 24 in Best Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina Ranking.*
*Source: College Factual’s 2022 Best Quality Rankings*
Conceptual Model
The Zucker Family School of Education prepares principled educational leaders to be knowledgeable, reflective, and ethical professionals. Candidates completing our programs are committed to ensuring all students succeed in a learner-centered environment.
The Citadel’s Professional Education Unit is committed to the simultaneous transformation of educational leaders’ preparation and the places where they work. Specifically, The Citadel’s Professional Education Unit seeks to develop principled educational leaders who:
- Mastered their subject matter and are skilled in using it to foster student learning.
- Know the self who educates (Parker J. Palmer) and integrate this self-knowledge with content knowledge, knowledge of students, and in the context of becoming professional change agents committed to using this knowledge and skill to ensure that all students succeed in a learner-centered environment; and
- Exemplify the highest ethical standards by modeling respect for all human beings and valuing diversity as an essential component of an effective learner-centered environment.
Troy Dion is a veteran undergraduate student at The Citadel majoring in Secondary Education with a second major in Political Science. After serving in the U.S. Air Force for two decades, Dion returned to The Citadel to earn his degree.
The Summer Bridge Program supports students' transition from high school to college by providing them with campus resources, physical fitness training and academic success skills.
The Citadel Provost and Dean of the College Sally Selden, Ph.D., SPHR, recently announced the selection of Leonard Annetta, Ph.D., for the position.