Early Childhood Education Degree (M051)
Graduates of BCCC’s Early Childhood Education Program are fully qualified for certification as directors, or senior staff members of child-care programs. They may also work as paraprofessionals in public schools, in hospital child-life programs, and as teachers or assistant teachers in several federal programs.
Students are able to expand their job opportunities by earning a certificate in Special Education Assistant, in addition to the Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education.
The course of study includes: theories of child development and programming for children, theoretical coursework, supervised field placement, and observation. Students are encouraged to develop their skills and techniques, for working with small groups of children in activities such as music, art, storytelling, science, and mathematics. Students learn to create and plan instruction based on individual and group needs, and have the opportunity to work with different staff members and groups.
NOTE: ECE students who have taken ECE 112 (Child Growth and Development) and ECE 113 (Activities and Materials) are exempt from ECE 100 (Introduction to Child Development) only; they are required to enrolled in ECE 101. The prerequisites for ECE 101 is ENG 101 .
Suggested Sequence of Courses
** All BCCC students must meet the College’s Computer Literacy requirements in order to receive a degree or a certificate. All first-time, full- and part-time degree and certificate seeking students are required to complete the PRE 100 course within the first six credits.
