Earn your Montessori credential while completing your bachelor’s degree

In the Spring of 2026 Virginia State University will begin offering a Montessori Early Childhood credential as part of their Early Childhood degree program through Virginia Center for Montessori Studies.

This in-residence model follows a semester schedule and meets during the day, two days a week over an 18-month period. The Montessori coursework is held at Troy Montessori School, directly across the street from the beautiful VSU campus.

Candidates do not need to be enrolled at VSU to use VCMS’s additional location, but have the flexibility to meet in Petersburg during the day two days a week through the traditional school year.

Please reach out to info@vacenterformontessoristudies,com for additional information about this unique opportunity!

VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY

FACTS AND FIGURES

• Virginia State University enrolled 5605 students in 2024.

• VSU offers 37 undergraduate degree programs, 19 graduate degree programs, 2 doctoral degree programs and 9 certificate programs.

• VSU awarded 746 degrees at the bachelors, masters and doctoral level in 2024.

• VSU houses nine fully online degree programs, three in the field of education.

• Virginia State University is ranked #11 in the country in U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 rankings of the top Historically Black Colleges and Universities.