Off-Site Partner Training Institutes

Concurrent M.Ed. Pathway

Loyola University Maryland offers a 33-credit Master of Education program in Montessori Education with three concentrations: Birth to Three (0-3), Early Childhood Education (3-6), and Elementary Education (6-12). This unique program is offered in partnership with the select group of MACTE Accredited Montessori teacher training institutes listed below. Candidates must dually enroll at one of our off-site partner institutes and earn graduate credits throughout their MACTE Accredited Montessori teacher training, then complete subsequent online coursework with Loyola University Maryland. Note: this program does not require travel to Loyola's campus, and therefore an I-20 cannot be issued by Loyola.)

Associated Off-Site Training Courses*

*Note: Students in the Concurrent Pathway will be dually enrolled as graduate students, registering for the first 15 credits of their M.Ed. degree while simultaneously completing all requirements of their MACTE accredited Montessori training program.

Elementary Education (6-12)

• Southwest Institute of Montessori Studies (Mesa, AZ)
  Instructor: Gaby Lopez

Early Childhood Education (3-6)

• Southwest Institute of Montessori Studies (Mesa, AZ) 
  Instructor: Ann Velasco (Evening Course)
• The Montessori Training Center of St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)

  Instructor: Lakshmi Shekhar

Birth to Three (0-3)

• The Montessori Training Center of St. Louis (St. Louis, MO)  Instructor: Sharlyn Smith

Ready to Apply?

Candidates must first be accepted into one of Loyola's Off-Site partner programs before they can be admitted to Loyola University Maryland.

Please note that tuition for Loyola University Maryland is separate from the tuition paid to the off-site training program. For details on Loyola’s admission requirements and to start your application, click here.

Additional Partners

Note that Loyola's concurrent partner offerings change year to year. The following institutes do not have any programs associated with Loyola for the 2025-26 school year:  The Montessori Institute (Denver, CO), Washington Montessori Institute (Riverdale Park, MD), and Montessori Institute of San Diego (La Jolla, CA).