Early Childhood Education - Central Oregon Community College

Early Childhood Education from Central Oregon Community College is a Campus Associate Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. At COCC, the Early Childhood Education program provides students who have an interest in early childhood, including the early primary elementary years, with a foundation in the theoretical, social, historical and legal aspects of early childhood programming. The COCC associate degree programs in early childhood education provide the foundational knowledge, field experiences, and common skills and strategies to prepare students for multiple roles within the field of early childhood education . While the program prepares students for direct work with young children in classroom and educational settings, many associate degree-seeking students have additional professional goals (many requiring further education) including but not limited to: ? Early childhood educator roles such as an infant/toddler, preschool/pre-kindergarten, or K-grade 3 classroom teacher, family child care provider, Head Start teacher, or paraprofessional in public schools, early interventionist; ? Home-family support roles such as family advocate, child protective services worker, or parent educator; or ? Professional support roles such as early childhood administrator in a childcare or Head Start program, staff trainer, peer/program mentor, or advocate at the community, state or national level. Associate of Applied Science (AAS) prepares students with a strong emphasis in the theories, curriculum goals, developmentally appropriate teaching and guidance strategies necessary to lead an early childhood classroom program or work as a paraprofessional in the public schools. View more details on Central Oregon Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.