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California Commission on Teacher Credentialing records

California teacher credential lookup

California's public educator search is the Commission's official record of credentials, certificates and permits held by public-school educators.

Open the California educator search

The state search opens in a new tab. Come back and choose what the record showed.

Official state source Search stays with the state Checked 2026-08-02

Use what you found

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Enter the status and date shown by California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. The status and date stay in this browser tab.

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California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
Reviewed
Aug 2, 2026 · next check by Nov 2, 2026

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Before you search

How to find the right California record

  1. 01Use the public Search for an Educator option.
  2. 02Enter the educator's first and last name.
  3. 03Review all matches carefully because the Commission warns that a name search can return more than one person.
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What the public record can answer

California Commission on Teacher Credentialing

  • 01

    Credentials, certificates and permits held by the educator

  • 02

    Current and historical document status shown by the Commission

  • 03

    Adverse or Commission actions when the public record includes them

Record timing

The Commission says changes, updates and corrections can take up to three working days to appear in the public lookup.

If the search comes up empty

Check these before you stop

  • •Recheck the exact first and last name used on the credential record.
  • •Allow for the Commission's stated update window before searching again after a correction.
  • •Use the private educator account for a pending application or contact the Commission about a record issue.

Issued certificate vs. pending application

The public search is an issued-credential record. California provides a separate private application-status process for applicants and records pending additional evaluation.

Understand processing timelines

Help with the result you found

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01My certificate did not appearRetry the state search and choose the right next recordOpen 02My application is still pendingFind the private applicant process and what to checkOpen 03I need help reading a statusChoose the exact agency wording shown in your accountOpen

Official sources

Checked 2026-08-02

California Commission on Teacher CredentialingOpen the California educator searchCalifornia Commission on Teacher CredentialingCTC Look Up a Teacher's Credential, Certificate and/or PermitCalifornia Commission on Teacher CredentialingCTC Check Application Status

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