Early Childhood Education / Special Education Assistant - Mercer County Community College

Early Childhood Education / Special Education Assistant from Mercer County Community College is a Campus Associate Early Childhood Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Education/Special Education Assistant option of the Human Services program is designed to meet the needs of students interested in careers as education assistants or teacher aides in schools, day care centers, or similar institutions. Individuals currently holding paraprofessional positions in education may use this option to enhance classroom and related skills. Successful graduates of the program will be able to: conduct small instructional groups under the supervision of a teacher; tutor individual students in selected subjects; implement lesson plans that have specific goals and procedures; operate standard support audio/visual, computer and office equipment. Although some of the required courses are offered in the evening, the complete option will require daytime attendance either full-time or part-time. During the Spring semester of the sophomore year, the student has an intensive 15 to 20 hours per week field experience in classrooms under the supervision of skilled teachers. Arrangements for the field experience must be made during the preceding Fall semester. By careful selection of electives, students interested in working with special populations may become qualified as special education assistants. Consult an Education program advisor for more information. Admission to the program requires a high school diploma or its equivalent and competency in English as demonstrated through placement testing. Students who have completed this program have found employment in public and private schools, day care centers, and similar institutions. View more details on Mercer County Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Early Childhood Education courses.