Become A Leader In An Early Childhood Education Program

Earn Your Early Childhood Education Leadership Bachelor’s Degree

In as little as 18 months, you can earn your Early Childhood Education Leadership Bachelor’s degree fully online to help advance your career.* This non-licensure degree can help you prepare to become a learning center director, program director, or pre-kindergarten teacher with top national employers. 

Our advanced curriculum—developed in partnership with industry leaders—is aligned with national standards and enables you to focus your studies on one of two career paths:

  • Leadership and administration
  • Pre-kindergarten teacher 

* Time to complete is dependent on number of credits transferred in and credits taken per quarter.

Earn Your Bachelor's Degree in As Little As 18 Months—Fully Online

Our Early Childhood Education Leadership Bachelor's degree builds on the foundations of early childhood education principles, while further developing your leadership and administration skills. The curriculum is designed in partnership with early childhood education industry leaders and teaches you how to:

  • Lead with ethics, developing organizational and management skills
  • Apply observation and assessment strategies to enhance learning
  • Gain advanced understanding of early childhood mental health
  • Effectively teach and learn to promote children's healthy development
  • Integrate technology and developmentally appropriate practice

Learn more about our Early Childhood Education Leadership Bachelor's degree by completing the form on the right or calling us at 888-549-6755. One of our program managers will be happy to answer all your questions.

Program Highlights
  • Learn operational leadership and administration needed for high-quality early childhood programs
  • Study child brain development
  • Learn techniques to advance children's language and literacy
  • Explore learning methods for children with disabilities
  • Explore learning methods for children with special needs
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Early Childhood Education Leadership Bachelor’s Degree Courses

The six-week, fully online, AcceleratED courses focus on the techniques and skill development you need to provide high quality early childhood education:

  • Lead with ethics and develop organizational and management skills
  • Evaluate learning options that promote positive development
  • Promote diversity to empower families and children

Sample Course List

Organizational Management in Early Childhood Education
This course provides an overview of the operational management of high quality early childhood programs. The course includes practical application related to policies, procedures, roles, and responsibilities in the context of best practices for children and families. The characteristics of high quality early childhood professionals will be assessed. Students will examine external factors affecting the operation of programs, including political and societal trends.
Observation and Assessment for Effective Curriculum Planning
This course provides a framework for using best practices in observation and assessment in the early childhood classroom. Emphasis will be given to the necessity of high quality observation and assessment techniques for effective teaching. Students will examine assessment tools as well as learn about documenting children's learning.
Technology and Developmentally Appropriate Practices
This course will explore technology as a part of the world in which children, families, and early childhood professionals live. Students will learn the fundamentals of developmentally appropriate practice as it relates to the use of technology in the classroom, precautions that need to be taken, and the emersion of technology in everyday living. Students will study the function of technology in the early childhood program's procedures and policies, employ technology to assess and enhance children's growth and development, and critique technology to ensure its use is developmentally appropriate for each age and stage of child development.
Early Childhood Education: Environments and Play Theory
This course will explore how play and the environment promote learning and development in young children. Strategies to enhance indoor and outdoor learning environments will be emphasized. Students will reflect on their practices as they evaluate a wide variety of learning environments and curriculum models. Using knowledge of child development, students will design learning environments that are respectful, supportive, and challenging.
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Estimated Program Cost

  •   Full Time Part Time

  • Upper division courses

    Upper division courses

    Upper Division courses are either listed as 300-400 or 3000-4000 level, depending on the state.

     $299 $310

  • Lower division courses

    Lower division courses

    Lower Division courses are either listed as 100-200 or 1000-2000 level, depending on the state.

     $299 $395

  • Estimated Price

    Estimated Price

    Price if you are continuously enrolled in your program of study until graduation. Estimated price does not include $150 course fee.

  • Grants
    None Partner Success

  • Discounts
    None Corporate Military

  • Transfer Credits

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FACT

Our programs are created to prepare students for careers projected to be in strong demand in the future-giving our graduates increased opportunity to land the job they want.

Job Growth

The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates a 25% job growth for Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education over the next 10 years.

  • 30%
  • 25%

Increased Affordability

Continuously enrolled students lock in their tuition rates. 93% of students receive financial aid assistance.

The Federal Pell Grant Program awards between $575 - $5,550 to eligible students based on financial need. The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants awards $100-$4,000 (based on availability) to eligible students based on financial need.

The Federal Pell Grant Program awards between $575 - $5,550 to eligible students based on financial need. The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants awards $100-$4,000 (based on availability) to eligible students based on financial need.

The FL Student Assistant grant is awarded to eligible undergraduate students with FL residency and based on financial need.

The ND state grant is valued at $1200/ year and is awarded to eligible undergraduate students with ND residency and is notified by the state regarding eligibility.

Credit Transfer

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GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT RATE

Placement Rate Methodology: 85% of March 2011 to December 2011 graduates available for employment were employed in their field of study or continuing their education as of September 30, 2012. This rate includes graduates across all Rasmussen College programs and campuses working in their field of study or continuing their education at Rasmussen College or another institution. This rate does not specify that each graduate was placed by Rasmussen College in their current position; some graduates find jobs on their own while others maintain previously held employment.

Bureau Of Labor Statistics (BLS)

BLS salary data represents national, averaged earnings for the occupations listed and includes workers at all levels of education and experience. This data does not represent starting salaries. Employment conditions in your area may vary.

Tuition Lock

Tuition rate is locked in for continuously enrolled students. A change in the number of credits taken during enrollment in any quarter may lead to different prices if a student moves from part-time to full-time status or vice versa.

Federal And State Grants

Students must meet applicable eligibility requirements for state and federal grant programs—please speak with a financial aid advisor for details.

Time To Complete

Time to complete is dependent on accepted transfer credits and courses completed each quarter.

Credit Transfer

Rasmussen College reserves the right to accept or deny credits based on policies listed in the college catalog.

Corporate Discounts

Discounts may vary by corporate partner and program. Please contact a program manager for more information.

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Estimated Potential Earnings

If you invested in your degree and started a career as a , the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states the median yearly salary for this career is . At that rate, your estimated return on investment would be over the course of a lifetime.

A career as a is just one career option you can pursue with your degree. Your income potential can vary based on your specialization or industry, and you should explore all your options to find the career that is right for you.

A Degree Matters

Earning an Associate's or Bachelor's degree—regardless of the field of study—can greatly improve your income potential in today's job market. In fact, according to the BLS, degree holders earn, on average, significantly more than high school diploma holders:

National Average Lifetime Earnings**
Unemployment Rate**
Bachelor's Degree
$2,281,040
4.9%
Associate's Degree
$1,763,440
6.8%
Some College
$1,622,240
8.7%
High School Diploma
$1,367,880
9.4%
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**http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acs-14.pdf, http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm

Potential earnings calculated by multiplying median full-time salaries by 40 years http://www.bls.gov/emp/ep_chart_001.htm

Seamless Transfer Policies

Students entering the AcceleratED Early Childhood Education Leadership Bachelor's degree must provide evidence of having a conferred Associate's degree in one of the programs listed below to gain acceptance to the program:

  • Early Childhood Education
  • Education Foundations
  • Early Childhood and Youth Development
  • Child Life Assistant
  • Human Services
  • Special Education
  • Child Care
  • Education and Youth Studies

Students who have a conferred Associate's degree in a field other than those listed above, or who have completed 91 quarter (61 semester) credits, will be considered on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of the Dean of the School of Education. For further details on program entrance requirements, please contact a program manager and the college catalog.

Your Future-Faster

Maximizing your transfer of credit is one way Rasmussen College helps minimize your time to graduation. Through our AcceleratED courses, we also help streamline your time to graduation with focused six-week courses. This efficient course structure, combined with our extensive transfer policy options, can allow you to complete your Bachelor's degree in as little as 18 months.

Estimate your time to graduation using our credit and course calculator below:

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Estimated Time to Complete your Bachelor's Degree**

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Information on transfer policies

Transfer Credit

This calculator is based on semester credits. If you are transferring quarter credits, simply divide your quarter credits by 1.5 to get semester credits. The maximum amount of semester credits is eighty (80).

Time to Complete

Estimate for qualified individuals transferring in more than 60 quarter credits. Actual time to completion will be based upon transfer evaluation by Rasmussen College eligibility.

Rasmussen College reserves the right to accept or deny transfer of credit based on the guidelines found in the Rasmussen College course catalog. Time to complete will depend on number of credits transferred and number of credits taken by student each quarter. Cost does not include $150 course fee.

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