Some other programs charge monthly fees while you prepare and job-hunt, which could add up to around $1,000 or more before you’re hired. Before you’re hired, $495 is all you pay Teachworthy.
* Total fees payable to each program using its deferred (monthly) payment plan, excluding limited-time promotions. Does not include testing or state (TEA) certificate fees. Competitor pricing from each program’s website, as of October 2026.
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Guide to our Alternative Teaching CertificateThe application is free. Here’s everything you pay to Teachworthy, and when:
| When | Fee | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| To apply | Application | Free |
| After you sign your Certification Plan | Enrollment Fee | $195 |
| With your Enrollment Fee | Curriculum Fee | $300, or $50/month for 6 months |
| Once you’re hired as a teacher | Internship Fee | $4,005, paid $445/month for 9 months |
| Total to Teachworthy | $4,500 |
Your Enrollment Fee and Curriculum Fee together are your Admission Fees ($495). Until you’re hired as a teacher, that’s all you owe Teachworthy.
Clinical Teaching: if you complete a Clinical Teaching assignment instead of an internship, you pay half of the $4,005 when you request your assignment and half midway through it.
Also paid to others (set by them, and subject to change; amounts as of October 2026):
Special Education, Bilingual Education and CTE: under Texas House Bill 2 (2025), TEA waives some certification exam and application fees for Special Education and Bilingual Education candidates, and reimburses some certification costs for certain Career and Technical Education (CTE) fields. See TEA’s details.
After you’ve met with your Program Advisor, you’ll choose how to pay your Curriculum Fee and sign your Certification Plan. You’ll then receive an invoice for the $195 Enrollment Fee, plus the $300 Curriculum Fee if you pay it up front. (Monthly Curriculum Fee payments start on the 15th of the following month.) Once your invoice is paid, you’ll receive your Formal Admission Letter and access to the Teachworthy portal.
With Teachworthy, you pay only your Admission Fees: $495, either up front or as $195 plus $50/month for six months. Nothing more is owed to Teachworthy until you’re hired as a teacher.
Some other programs charge a monthly fee while you prepare and look for a teaching position. Depending on how long that takes, you could pay around $1,000 or more in program fees before you’re hired.
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