If it's not grade school kids I don't think most states have any
requirements. It doesn't even require a degree to teach at the
college level in many states. OTOH no many colleges will use a teacher
without a degree.

If it an "academic" subject (history, english, etc.) it requires a masters
degree for starters. For voc-ed, it requires either a masters, a bachelors
plus two years paid service in that vocation, or an associates plus five
years. There are a FEW of us old geezers around that got our commcoll
"credential" over 40 years ago, but even then it was for the subjects that
didn't have a degree program (like aviation ground school). If you wanted
an academic credential or a voc ed credential way back then, it was a degree
plus experience for openers.

We have a great electronics prof in our department who has one of the best
teaching styles I've ever seen, but his bachelors is in history, with 25
years as a non-degreed electronics engineer. I know he can program rings
around me, and I don't think the degree did anything for him except teach
him how to teach.

This is for community college in California only. I don't speak for the
university system or any other state, but I know of no university teacher
without at least a bachelors and working on a masters.


C is average which is supposed to indicate adequate knowledge. B is
above average.

That used to be true. Current thinking is that a C is "just barely
passing", a D is unsatisfactory work, and F is failure. I don't want "just
barely passing" flailing around on my lathe.


I think that is probably one of the few things that are cheaper in
Ca:-))

College, nasty women, avocados, and wine. All else is higher. {;-)

Jim