Early Childhood Education Associate’s Degree Child Development Specialization
Note: Degree offered at all Florida and Minnesota campuses, Green Bay, WI and online.
Brighten a child’s future with a child development degree
A child development degree will help prepare you to promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development that forms the foundation for a child’s health and well-being. The blended online and classroom courses stress that the earliest years in a child’s life are some of the most important for building a lifetime in learning. Get started on your child development degree and change a young child’s life forever.
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What will you learn in the Early Childhood Education program?
Classroom instruction for the Early Childhood Education degree is supported by an extensive hands-on externship for 30 hours per week. You'll have the opportunity to earn while you learn at a licensed childcare center. Blended online and classroom education focuses on topics such as the foundations of child development, health, safety, nutrition, and implementing curriculum in the classroom.
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Great Careers in Early Childhood Education
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Careers
Rasmussen College graduates have been placed in careers that are in-demand and are expected to have continued growth. Our early childhood education graduates are placed in childcare centers, school districts, non-profit organizations, privately owned preschools/centers, community education programs, private schools, and churches.
Here’s a snapshot of the career:
Preschool teachers, except special education: growth +26%, entry salary $18,840*
The Rasmussen College Career Services staff starts helping you even before you graduate – with your resume, cover letter, interviewing techniques and how to search for a great career. And it doesn’t end there – these services are available for life.
*Career outlook and salary information (25 th percentile) taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-09 Edition. http://www.bls.gov/oco.
Why Early Childhood Education?
Early childhood education is a growing field, and at Rasmussen College we will help get you into that field as soon as possible. Our Career Services staff works hard to get our graduates employed and 100% of Rasmussen College Early Childhood Education graduates have been employed in their field of study.**
This blended online and classroom education program in the childcare field offers you the best of both worlds – the flexibility and convenience of online learning with the classroom experience required of such a program.
Learn more about how a blended degree can enrich your overall education experience here.
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**100 percent of all graduates between July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008 began working in the field through our own Campus Placement Assistance, current employment, or the students own employment search.
Another Option in Early Childhood Education
If you are already in the Early Childhood Education field, you can increase your credentials and improve your potential by earning a Child Care Specialist Certificate from Rasmussen College.
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Child Care Specialist Certificate
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