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Contact

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Cathy Collie-Robinson
Director/Instructor
Building 8, room 103K
919-536-7200, ext. 8057
collierobinsonc@durhamtech.edu

Plan of Study

(Courses by Semester)
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* This program is financial aid eligible.
* Most courses can be completed online.

Early Childhood Education - Transfer Associate Degree

Long Term

's Early Childhood Education curriculum prepares individuals to work with children from birth through eight in diverse learning environments. Students will combine learned theories with practice in actual settings with young children under the supervision of qualified teachers.

Course work includes child growth and development; physical/nutritional needs of children; care and guidance of children; and communication skills with families and children. Students will foster the cognitive/language, physical/motor, social/emotional, and creative development of young children.

Uncertain about which pathway is right for you? View the Early Childhood Education Program Decision Chart.

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Summer Application Deadline is Mar 15

Estimated Tuition & Fees

$6,218.50

Location

Main Campus

Credit Hours

71

First-Semester Courses

Course Number Title Credit Hours
ACA-122 College Transfer Success 1
EDU-119 Introduction to Early Childhood, Education 4
EDU-144 Child Development I 3
EDU-153 Health, Safety and Nutrition 3
ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry 3

Suggested Paths

Short Term

(12 months or less)

Early Childhood Administration Certificate

Early Childhood Education - Infant/Toddler Care Certificate

Early Childhood Preschool Certificate

Elementary Education - Residency Licensure Certificate

Long Term

(More than 12 months)

Early Childhood Education - Transfer Associate Degree

Associate

University Transfer

Birth to Kindergarten

Baccalaureate Transfer Option

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“The Early Childhood Education program will get me further along in life and it鈥檚 encouraged me to do more than I originally set out to do. My end goal is to own my own daycare center.”

—Jasmine Cradle