Charleston County School District (CCSD) is a nationally accredited school district committed to providing quality educational opportunities for all of its students. CCSD is the second-largest school system in South Carolina and represents a unique blend of urban, suburban, and rural schools spanning 1,300 square miles along the coast. CCSD serves approximately 49,000 students in 88 schools and specialized programs.

CCSD’s mission is to educate and support every child to achieve college, career and citizenship readiness. Coaching and mentoring support is embedded within all of our FREE alternative certification programs. TeachCharleston is for candidates looking to earn Early childhood education certification for grades PK-3, certification for grades PK-12 in subject areas of Art, English as a Second Language, French, German, Music and Spanish, certification for Elementary education for grades 2-6, certification for middle grades 5-8 in Language arts, Math, Science and Social Studies, as well as certification for grades 9-12 in Agriculture, Business and Marketing education, Computer science, English language arts , Family and Consumer sciences, Industrial technology education, Mathematics, Science and Social studies.