The Lebedyan Teacher Training College is one of the oldest educational institution of the Lipetsk Region known for its unique and long history. This educational institution formed in 1918 has retained faithfulness and devotion its best traditions.
During the lifetime the educational institution has changed many appellations: teacher training courses, Teacher Training Technical School, Teacher Training School, Teacher Training College. But despite the different names, it is always fulfills its main function to train highly qualified and competitive professionals. Nowadays the college is one of the most modern educational institution not only in the Lipetsk Region, but also in Russia. In 2008 our college became the laureate of the “Gold medal European Quality” in the nomination “The best 100 colleges of Russia”. In 2009 the college received a certificate of conformity of the international quality management system “Certification center of quality and development”. In 2010 our college was introduced in the National Register “Leading Educational Institutions of Russia”.

People say that nothing is more inspiring teaching, as a personal example of a mentor, a teacher and a leader. There are a lot of teachers who have something to be proud. Nowadays the authority of college is high which can provide high-quality training for specialists.
Nowadays the Lebedyan Teacher Training College provides educational activities according to the requirements of secondary vocational schools. It has a certificate of state accreditation and license training. The college has full-time and correspondence education in the following specialties:
- a primary school teacher, a primary school teacher and a teacher of Informational Technology;
- a nursery school teacher;
- a teacher of music and choreography.
Existing specialties have transformed and new specialties have appeared to be useful for society. The Lebedyan Teacher Training College has begun training in the form of external studies since the 1st of September in 2009. Also it has trained students in the specialty “Insurance business” since 2007. It has begun training students in the specialty “Tourism” since 2008 due to the creation of tourist and recreational zones.
The list of paid additional educational services annually expands. Additional training courses “Computer user”, “Guide-interpreter” have provided since 2006. Refresher Coursers of teachers in pre-school education have provided since 2009. The Center of Distance Learning has existed since 2012. This Center provides its services with the help of distance technologies.
The material base is annually improved which leads to successful and progressive development of our college. There are a lot of classrooms, laboratories, three computer labs, the center of distance learning equipped with modern technologies, a gymnasium, a dance hall, a gym, a methodical study, assembly hall, two shooting ranges, a library, a dining room for 150 people, a four-stored student hostel for 210 seats.
Information and personality-oriented technologies, technology of creative development and project technology, which are used by the teachers promote raising the educational level of students.

The quality of training of your professionals is high which is shown during the final tests and exams online. Students show good results participating in regional, inter-regional and Russian competitions, contests, festivals and scientific conferences.
Teaching practice promotes the formation of general and communicative competences. Students receiving teaching profession conduct lessons and out-work activities and train educational skills and increase the level of professional skills. They have summer practice at the base of “Chaika”, “Prometey” and their local camps. Close social partnership and effective cooperation with tourism companies and agencies, hotels and museums of the Lipetsk region as well as with companies “Rosgosstrah” and “Alfastrahovaniye” promote improvement of professional skills of students in Tourism and Insurance.

The demanding of college graduates in the labor market is high (about 80%). Staffing problems in the Lipetsk Region are solving with the help of students of our college.
Our college gives opportunities for active and interesting leisure activities, helps to realize their potential in student life, in various activities and creative associations: Student Scientific Society, brass band, an ensemble of folk instruments, an ensemble of folk dance “Ivushka”, an ensemble of folk song “Rodniki”, an instrumental ensemble “Dvoroviye rebyata”, Pedagogical depachment “Creative”, club “Preschooler”, the circle of clay toy, sports clubs (volleyball, football, basketball, weight lifting, athletics, tennis and others).
Enthusiasm of our students allows them to win prizes in various creative and sports competitions, volunteer events and social arrangements.

During its existence, the college has graduated 16.000 teachers. There are honored teachers of the Russian Federation, excellent teachers and honorable workers of education, laureates of the premium of K.A. Moskalenko and G.I. Gorskaya, laureates of “Teacher of the year”, heads of educational institutions, teachers of colleges among college graduates.
The Lebedyan Teacher Training College remains the center of spiritual, moral and cultural development of the young generation”.