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Associate in Applied Science - Transfer - Early Childhood Education: Emphasis on Children with Exceptionalities
Tacoma Community College
ETPL
This program is for people wanting to work with young children (birth through 8 years old), including children who are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse. Students will develop the skills needed to pursue employment opportunities in preschools, childcare centers, family childcare, HeadStart/ECEAP programs, kindergarten through third grade classrooms as a teacher assistant, and/or other early learning programs. The program fulfills Washington State childcare licensing guidelines and requirements.
This degree builds on the Initial Certificate, the Short Certificate of Specialization, and the Children with Exceptionalities Certificate to form the Associate of Applied Science Degree.
Completion of the Early Childhood Education: Emphasis on Children with Special Needs certificate. Employment in the field requires a successful criminal background check.
Is this program approved to train veterans?
Yes
Program languages
English
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
N/A
Certification/license test preparation provided
N/A
Employment performance results
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Top industries for graduates
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Careers for graduates
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Statewide earnings and employment trends for related jobs
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