TAKE A CAREERIN EARLY

CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

AtMott Community College

1401 East CourtFlint, Michigan

ENROLLMENT DATA:655 students enrolled in Program

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Ethnicity of Early Childhood Students

Caucasian African American Hispanic

Asian Other

EMPLOYABILITY 92% of individuals employed

in child care in Genesee County completed course work or received an Early Childhood Program Degree

98% of Head Start personnel in Genesee/Lapeer County have received their CDA or completed course work at Mott

78% of students who received their CDA returned to complete the Associate Degree.

Early Childhood Education Includes:

Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education

Associate Degree in Special Needs

Associate Degree in Paraprofessional

Child Development Associate Credential (CDA)

Paraprofessional CertificateNanny Certificate

Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education Includes

At least 22 hours in Program Requirement coursesGeneral Education

RequirementsElectivesTotal 62 Credits

Associate Degree in Special Needs Includes:

• 22 hours in Program Required courses

• General Education Requirements

• Electives• Total of 62 credit

hours

Associate Degree in Paraprofessional Includes:

A22 hours in Early Childhood; Special Needs or Math, Science or Literacy

BGeneral Education Requirements

CElectivesDTotal of 62 hours

Child Development Associate Credential (CDA) Includes:

12 credits in Early Childhood Education

Center Base, Home Base or Family Day Care

Infant and Toddler Credential

Preschool Credential

Paraprofessional Certificate Includes:

English 101, English 120, Math 100, EDPP 101, 102, ECED 109 and HEAL 122

At least 18 hours from Early Childhood Education, Special Education or Math/Science Literacy

EDPP 201, 202ElectivesTotal of 60 hours

Paraprofessional

CertificateMott Community

College

Nanny Certificate Includes:

• ECED 101 Infant/Toddler Development

• ECED 102 Preschool Development

• ECED 105 School Age Child

• ECEN 125 Child in the Family Unit

• ECEN 126 Games, Activities and Nutrition

• Total 14 credits

PROGRAM COURSES:

ECED 100 Introduction to Early Childhood ProfessionECED 101 Infant and Toddler DevelopmentECED 102 Preschool DevelopmentECED 105 School Age ChildECED 109 Topics and IssuesECED 200 Early Childhood Learning EnvironmentECED 201 Curriculum Planning in Early ChildhoodECED 202 Administration of Programs for Young ChildrenECED 203 Learning Environments for Infant and ToddlersECED 205 Field WorkECEN 125 The Child in the Family UnitECEN 126 Games, Activities and NutritionECES 203 Young Children With Special Needs

Agency Articulation:

1. Lapeer County Vocational Technical Center

2. Southern Lakes Career-Technical Education

3. Greater Flint/Thumb Area 4C

4. Montessori Teacher Trainer

5. CDA Head start Trainer for Genesee, Lapeer and Saginaw Counties (up to 12 credits in Early Childhood)

up to 6 Early Childhood credits

up to 9 Early Childhood credits

up to 15 in Early Childhood credits

up to 15 in Early Childhood credits

up to 12 in Early Childhood credits

Rochester College (up to 90 credit hours) towards a Bachelors Degree in Child Development

Ferris State University ( up to 90 hours, counts as one of the minors and the ZA coursework)

University of Michigan-Flint (up to 4 classes in the Education Program)