75% of Idaho Educators Choose ISU's Albion Center for Professional Development

The Albion Center is housed in Idaho State University’s College of Education and offers an expansive online course catalog for teachers seeking graduate level, non-degree, semester credits. These credits can be used toward certification renewal and salary advancement. Since its online launch in 2018, more than 14,000 teachers in Idaho have registered through The Albion Center. 

The Albion Center’s Executive Director, Gabriel Rodriguez, stated, “We strive to serve educators and the challenges they face in the classroom. Teachers choose The Albion Center for Professional Development not only for our affordability and 100% online options, but for the resources we provide them in an ever-changing career.” 

The Albion Center offers, and is continually creating, relevant and in-demand courses teachers want and need. Popular course topics include classroom management strategies, understanding learning disabilities, incorporating AI into teaching and learning, and mental health for both students and educators. Teachers can enroll online at any time for $55/credit, the lowest cost offered among higher education institutions in the state. Currently, The Albion Center is offering any new teacher, who is enrolling for the first time with the Albion Center, a $200 credit (no cash value) to their account to apply toward their first course. Upon course completion, and once grades are posted, teachers can request a free official transcript.

As dean of the College of Education, Jean McGivney-Burelle noted, “In the past few years, under the exemplary leadership of Executive Director, Gabriel Rodriguez, and along with the support of his talented staff, The Albion Center for Professional Development has become a leader in Idaho, and across the country, in providing affordable, flexible, timely and relevant educational opportunities for teachers to continue to learn and grow in their profession.” 

The Albion Center also provides credit for professional development that occurs in schools, districts, and organizations. Any workshop, course, or training for educators that occurs outside the university may be approved for credit if certain criteria are met including the time spent learning. In 2024, the Albion Center announced that all courses taken for credit through the Idaho Education Association (IEA) will be free of cost in an effort to help alleviate the financial burden Idaho educators face.

To learn more about The Albion Center for Professional Development, view the course catalog, or to request a course, please click here.