Early Childhood Education
If you are considering a degree in Early Childhood Education, you should enjoy children and have a strong desire to help them learn and succeed. In a school or early childhood setting, graduates of this program use effective instructional strategies to help students with lessons and assignments, motivate and encourage students to participate in learning activities, and facilitate and encourage positive student behaviors.
Our Associate of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education addresses the early childhood education competency areas required as partial fulfillment of the New Mexico Department of Education licensure in Early Childhood Education (birth to third grade).
The online Early Childhood Certificate of Achievement is designed to provide coursework to prepare students to apply for the state awarded New Mexico Child Development Certificate under the auspices of the New Mexico Child Development Board.
Topics Covered:
- Proper Child Growth, Development, and Learning
- Best Practices in Health, Safety, and Nutrition
- Engaging and Innovative Curriculum Development
- Current Reading and Literacy Development
- The Importance of Family and Community Collaboration
The Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education degree consists of 65 credits and can be completed in four semesters.
The Certificate of Achievement in Early Childhood Education consists of 11 credits and can be completed in one semesters.
Associate of Arts in Early Childhood Education
Download Recommended Course Sequencing PDF
First Semester (Fall I):
- PSYC 2140 - Child Psychology (3 Credit)
- ECED 1110 Child Grow & Dev (3 Credits)
- ENGL 1110 - English Composition I (3 Credit)
- MATH 1130 – Survey of Math (3 Credit)
- ECED 1115 Health, Safety, & Nutrition (2 Credits)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS: 14
Second Semester (Spring I)
- ENGL 1120 English Comp II or ENGL 2210 Professional/Technical Communication (3 Credit)
- ECED 1125 – Assessments (3 Credits)
- Science General Education Course (4 Credit)
- ECED 2115 Intro to Lit, Lang, & Reading (3 Credits)
- ECED 1120 Guiding Young Children (3 Credits)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS: 16 – Completes ECE Cert
Third Semester (Summer):
- COMM 1130 - Public Speaking OR COMM 2120 - Interpersonal Communication (3 Credit)
- PHED #### (1 Credit)
- Fine Art OR Humanities OR Social/Behave Science General Education Course (3 Credit)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS: 7
Fourth Semester (Fall II):
- ECED 2120 - Cur Dev / Pl Bir / Age 4 (3 Credits)
- ECED 2121 - Cur Dev / Pl Bir / Age 4 Practicum (2 Credits)
- ECED 2110 - Professionalism (2 Credits)
- Science General Education Course (4 Credit)
- Fine Art OR Humanities OR Social/Behave Science General Education Course (3 Credit)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS: 14
Fifth Semester (Spring II):
- ECED 2130 - Cur De & Imp Age 3/G3 (3 Credits)
- ECED 2131 - Cur De & Imp Age 3/G3 Practicum (2 Credits)
- Fine Art OR Humanities OR Social/Behave Science General Education Course (3 Credit)
- Fine Art OR Humanities OR Social/Behave Science General Education Course (3 Credit)
ECED 1130 Family & Community Collaboration (3 Credits)
TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS: 14
Total Credits Required: 65
Students interested in CCC's Early Childhood Education program can apply for general admission to the college and then file a degree plan with an Academic Advisor.
Employment for Early Childhood Educators is projected to experience average growth between 2012 and 2022, with the projected number of job openings to be 382,600. The statistics for growth are even more favorable when you look at New Mexico specifically, which projects a 20% increase in teacher assistant jobs between 2012 and 2022.
For more information about CCC's Education Program, please contact:
Monica Turner
Division Chair of Business Administration, Behavioral Science & Education
575.769.4948
monica.turner@clovis.edu
Kathy Martin
Academic Advisor/Student Resource Coordinator
575.769.4099
martink@clovis.edu
Cindy Martin
ALP Coordinator
575.769.4145
MartinC@clovis.edu