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TFA is ok, but they're a bit cult-like in their
administration. LA Unified has a pretty extensive intern
program that you might check into, and they pay you while
you're going through the program.

FYI: If teaching in Community College is your ultimate goal,
there is no direct pipeline from high school teaching to
community college teaching. College teaching is usually
academic subject oriented, requiring a Masters degree or
higher (PhD preferred) where most K-12 teachers eventually
complete Masters degrees in some type of Education practice.
Experience as a high school teacher is typically not valued by
higher education employers and is seen as non-related.

One possible exception is teaching at a University's Education
Department. Few, if any, Community Colleges have Ed classes,
as that these are typically taken later in an undergrad
degree. That almost always requires some K-12 experience,
though typically those people have doctorates.

On 4/22/16, tangelo wrote:
> Hello, I'm an older, non-trad undergrad student graduating
from UCLA
> next spring. I want to become a high school teacher, and
eventually
> teach community college. What is the best path to do this?
Do I want
> to go to a traditional masters path in education? TFA has
approached
> me, offering a two year program teaching in a lower income
community
> which I'm totally comfortable with. In that time, they will
certify
> me and I can earn my masters along the way during my two year
> commitment. I also get paid during those two years. Sounds
perfect,
> but I wanted to get some other opinions first.
>
> How did you become certified in California? Did you earn your
> masters, and if so, what kind and where? Thanks guys, feeling a
> little confused right now. Any links to websites that might
help me
> understand how to became a teacher also appreciated.

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