Cumbres Teacher Preparation Program

The Cumbres program is part of the College of Education and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC).  Cumbres, which means "peaks" in Spanish, has a special focus: It is a teacher preparation program that recruits students who are committed to working with Hispanic school children, language minority students, and children of poverty in the public schools. UNC students in the Cumbres teacher preparation program are pursuing a specific endorsement in bilingual education or Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL), in addition to an endorsement and licensure in K-12 education. While the program is not targeted solely at Hispanic students, enrollment in the program is more than 50% Hispanic.