The Teacher Institute at La Academia (TILA) is an alternative teacher licensure program located in Denver, Colorado and is an official Colorado Department of Education Designated Agency. TILA provides alternative certification programs for individuals that have not completed a traditional teacher certification program. TILA is specially designed for people who have already received an undergraduate degree, and have the desire to change their career or enhance their professional status through teacher licensure. TILA candidates are awarded an alternative teaching license, while working as a full-time teacher in the state of Colorado.