This study compared undergraduate and graduate student teachers' and alternate route teachers' sense of efficacy and views of their teacher preparation programs. A one-way analysis of variance indicated that student teachers in the undergraduate program had higher teacher efficacy than the other two groups of teachers. Alternate route teachers and graduates student teachers reported similar levels of teacher efficacy. Teachers across all programs valued coursework in instructional methods and classroom management. The undergraduates and graduates also noted the importance of their fieldwork experiences, whereas alternate route teachers highly valued the camaraderie they established with their cohort members.