College Level at NCTE
The College Section of NCTE supports the exploration of English studies in a variety of collegiate settings that include higher education institutions and early colleges. We are educators who teach English, composition, and literacy studies across the disciplines in colleges and universities, especially to undergraduate students.
Featured College Publications
Teaching Composition at the Two-Year College: Volume 2
This sequel to Teaching Composition at the Two-Year College (2016) provides busy two-year college literacy instructors with key up-to-date professional readings focusing on important issues that have emerged since the first book was published.
Digital Literacies for Human Connection: 25 Ways to Engage Students in People-Centered Digital Practices
Welcome to Digital Literacies for Human Connection, an abundantly useful cornucopia of activities and assignments you can try in your classroom, paired with clear and critical concepts that inspire those activities.
“College Conversations: Learning, Community, and Connections”
Call for Proposals
Proposal Deadline: 9:00 a.m. ET on Monday, June 29
Taking place during the 2026 NCTE Annual Convention in Philadelphia.
Submit a ProposalCollege English
This is the professional journal for the college scholar-teacher and publishes articles about literature, rhetoric-composition, critical theory, creative writing theory and pedagogy, linguistics, literacy, reading theory, pedagogy, and professional issues related to the teaching of English.
College Awards
The Richard C. Ohmann Award recognizes an outstanding refereed article in the journal College English that makes the most significant contribution to the field of English studies.
Leadership
The College Section Steering Committee (CSSC) members are elected by the NCTE membership each year to a four-year term. The Chair is elected from within the CSSC to a two-year term and serves on the NCTE Executive Committee representing the interests of the college level membership.
College Groups
Join a group based on your specific interests and research areas:
- Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC)
- Two-Year College English Association (TYCA)
- English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE) [formerly the Conference on English Education (CEE)]
Why become an NCTE member?
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