Trinity’s Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Community Education is for scholars whose current career goals do not require state teaching certification, such as childcare workers or teachers assistants.
You’ll take education and humanities courses preparing you to work in a variety of youth educational services that do not require state licensure.
In Trinity’s Early Childhood Community Education bachelor’s degree program, you can specialize in one of three areas of extra importance to the DC metropolitan area:
- Equity and Justice
- Trauma-Informed Leadership
- Special Education
You’ll gain knowledge and skills through field-based experiences, including performance assessments designed to demonstrate the teacher’s ability to impact student learning.
For students who are interested in pursuing licensure as an early childhood teacher, Trinity also offers a B.A. degree in Early Childhood Education
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Degree Type: B.A.
School: School of Professional Studies
Format: Evening/Weekend
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Trinity’s Bachelor of Arts in Early Childhood Community Education is for scholars whose current career goals do not require state teaching certification, such as childcare workers or teachers assistants.
You’ll take education and humanities courses preparing you to work in a variety of youth educational services that do not require state licensure.
In Trinity’s Early Childhood Community Education bachelor’s degree program, you can specialize in one of three areas of extra importance to the DC metropolitan area:
- Equity and Justice
- Trauma-Informed Leadership
- Special Education
You’ll gain knowledge and skills through field-based experiences, including performance assessments designed to demonstrate the teacher’s ability to impact student learning.
For students who are interested in pursuing licensure as an early childhood teacher, Trinity also offers a B.A. degree in Early Childhood Education
Affordable Tuition
The affordable tuition for the Early Childhood Community Education, B.A. (Coed Evenings & Weekends) degree program in SPS is $600 per credit hour (Employees of several DC-Area employers are eligible for tuition discounts).
This non-licensure track is for those interested in working in education and community settings where a license is not required.
Convenient Evening and Weekend Courses, Including:
EDCC 205 Children, Families, Culture and the Community in Early ChildhoodEDCC 250 Technology in Education
EDTE 232 Art and Movement in the Classroom
EDCC 330 Education of Exceptional Children and Youth
EDTE 432 Curriculum Construction and Integration for Early Learning
EDTE 473 Student Teaching in Elementary Education
Experienced Early Childhood Community Education, B.A. (Coed Evenings & Weekends) Faculty
Prepare for Success: Potential Careers
Teacher in Childcare Center
Childcare Center Director
Early Childhood Teacher in Non-Public Charter School (that does not require licensure)
Teaching Assistant
Teaching Assistant in Special Education
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