Who are we?
TYCA (Two-Year College English Association) is an organization under the umbrella of the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) designed for two-year college English teachers. Within National TYCA, there are seven regional TYCA organizations.
TYCA-NE represents and serves the states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, D.C., as well as the provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec.
What do we do?
TYCA-NE works to foster the intellectual and pedagogical growth of English teachers and administrators in the two-year colleges throughout the northeast region.
Our goals include:
Defining and exploring issues relevant to the improvement of the teaching of English in the two-year colleges
Conducting an annual regional conference
Publishing a newsletter, which features members’ articles, fiction, and poetry
Encouraging studies and research in the teaching of English in the first two-college years
How are we organized?
The TYCA-NE Regional Executive Committee is the governing board of TYCA-NE. View the REC Directory to see who is on the committee. Learn about the different positions on the committee on the FAQ page. You can read our by-laws here.
