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Teacher Education, AAS

Program Overview

The target audience for the Associate in Applied Science with a major in Teacher Education is students who aspire to become teacher assistants or paraprofessionals, as well as those planning to transfer to a bachelor’s level program to pursue teacher licensure. This program will focus on training educators to enter the PK-12 education setting. The Teacher Education associate degree will provide students with their first two years of educational courses, offering a start in the field of education. After completing their associate’s degree at SCC, students can transfer to a four-year institution for their bachelor’s degree through SCC’s University Transfer pathway.

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Early Care and Education, AAS

The Early Care and Education program offers a combination of classroom instruction and supervised hands-on experiences that prepare students for direct entry into the field of Early Care and Education.
Early Childhood Cert

Early Childhood Development Certificate

Early childhood development students acquire specific skills to create engaging learning experiences to promote the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of children, both in and out of the classroom.

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