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Learn More About the Early Childhood Education Certificate
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 MxCC's Early Childhood
Education program gives you some great choices for your
education and your career! We offer:
Child
Development Associate (CDA)
Credential
Start today - and combine your skills and your passion in a
career that’s exciting and fulfilling – that makes a real difference in
people’s lives. Apply today for Middlesex Community College’s
Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education, a
certificate in Early Childhood Education and a
credential track for Child Development Associate,
CDA, which will give you a competitive edge for your future
employment in a variety of jobs, including daycares, preschools, Head
Start programs in teacher or head teacher positions and many others.
Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education
The Associate Degree Program in Early Childhood
Education is designed for students who wish to enter the
field of early childhood education or who are already employed in an
early childhood education setting and wish to earn a credential and
expand their knowledge and competency in working with young children.
The program provides students with the skills and competencies
necessary to work effectively with children from birth through age
eight. Students may be either full-time or
part-time.
Graduates of the program will be able to
seek employment in day care centers, preschool programs, Head Start
programs, or similar. Associate degree holders will also be eligible
for head teacher status in child care centers or could seek further
education in a Connecticut Early Childhood Education Teacher
Certification program. It will also prepare graduates to transfer to a
four-year school.
Early Childhood Education Certificate
The Certificate Program in Early Childhood Education (ECE) is designed
for students who wish to enter the field of early childhood education
or who are already employed in an early childhood education setting and
wish to earn a credential and expand their knowledge and competency in
working with young children. The program will provide students with the
skills and competencies necessary to work effectively with children
from birth through age eight. Students may be either full-time or
part-time.
Graduates of the program will be able to
seek employment in day care centers, preschool programs, Head Start
programs, or similar.
Courses from the Early
Childhood Certificate will transfer to the Associate Degree in Early
Childhood Education program.
Academic Requirements
The Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education program at Middlesex
Community College typically takes two years to complete.
Students completing the Early Childhood Education
Certificate
can apply their credits toward the degree program. The Child
Development Associate, CDA Credential Track is also available to
certify students by the Council for Early Childhood Professional
Recognition. The CDA is a performance-based assessment of childcare
workers, home visitors, center and family childcare
providers.
Students are prepared for careers with
valuable skills in a variety of areas through an exciting blend of
coursework, such as creative art experiences for children, child
psychology, early literacy development, health and nutrition – and much
more.
The program curriculum is designed to help students
prepare for immediate entry into the workforce upon graduation, or for
those who are already employed in an early childhood education setting
and wish to earn a credential and expand their knowledge
and competency in working with young children. This program provides
students with the skills and competencies necessary to work effectively
with children from birth through age eight. Students may be either
full-time or part-time.
Jobs You Can Get With An Early Childhood Education Certificate:
The Early Childhood Education Certificate will allow the student to obtain work in early childhood education settings such as daycares, preschools, and Head Start programs. They will be qualified to work with children from birth to age eight, which may also allow for positions in after school programs and assisting in elementary schools and camps. This program also meets the needs of individuals already working in the early childhood field, who are interested in earning credentials and expanding their knowledge.
How Long Will You Have To Go To School?
This is a 30-credit program. Students who attend full-time with no remedial classes may finish the certificate in one year. The length of time it takes a part-time student to complete the program depends on their course load. Students can also transfer to Middlesex’s Early Childhood Education Degree program, which will allow them to work in higher paying positions within the early childcare education field.
Job Availability & Growth:
Job availability and growth within the child-care field is expected to be average to excellent in response to the great need for quality child-care facilities and high turnover rates among staff.
Salary Information:
Wage and salary jobs in the child day care services industry are
projected to grow 38 percent over the 2004–14 period.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs032.htm
Non-supervisory
child day care service worker - $10.53
per hour
Median annual earnings of teacher assistants in May
2006 were $20,740.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos153.htm
Median earnings for preschool teachers-
$22,680.
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm
Statewide:
Preschool
teachers, except special education-
$29,821 annually
http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/lmi/internet/PAGE0013.HTM
For more information, contact:
Assoc.
Professor
Ijego
Nwachuku
(inwachuku@mxcc.commnet.edu)
860.343.5814
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