The Board of Trustees at the American College of Education provides the oversight and governance of the institution. The members of the board of trustees include:

• Dr. Mike Moses - Board Chairman
  Former Commissioner of Education, State of Texas
• Dr. Don McAdams - Board Vice Chairman
  President, Center for the Reform of School Systems
• Adm. Thomas B. Hayward, USN Retired
  Former Chief of Naval Operations and Member of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
• Dr. Rod Paige
  Former U.S. Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education
• Dr. Robert Peterkin
  Francis Keppel Senior Lecturer on Education Policy and Administration and Director of the Urban Superintendents Program, Harvard University
• Dr. Cynthia B. Schmeiser
  President and Chief Operating Officer, Education Division, ACT
• Dr. Walter Bumphus
  A.M. Aikin Regents Chair in Education Leadership, University of Texas at Austin
• Dr. Gian Mario Besana
  Associate Vice President for Academic Technology and Distance Learning, DePaul University