The Urban Catholic Teachers Corps (UCTC) is a two-year service program for teachers who wish to gain experience teaching in urban Catholic schools in the Boston area and who want to live in a community with other teachers.

Now in its tenth year, UCTC offers professional experience and spiritual development to young teachers interested in Catholic education, while providing the Archdiocese of Boston with a source of trained educators committed to urban Catholic schools. Funded by the Archdiocese as well as Boston College Trustee Thomas Flatley and Trustee Associate Peter Lynch, the program recruits from a pool of newly certified teachers that includes graduates from BC and other institutions.

The UCTC is founded on four cornerstones

Teaching as Service
Members teach full-time in urban Catholic elementary or secondary schools in and around Boston

Simple Living
Accommodations are comfortable, yet simple, consisting of a small private bedroom, a shared study, and shared bathroom and community living spaces.

Community Life
Twelve members live together in a community residence where they strive to become a caring community through sharing household responsibilities

Spirituality
Weekly spirituality gatherings, in addition to three retreats annually, offer members the opportunity to grow in relationship with God and one another

Learn more

For more information and to apply visit www.bc.edu/uctc