Having a degree in Early Childhood Education from PennWest will not only enhance your skills but boost your marketability in a fast-growing field.

While the majority of PennWest education graduates find employment within the commonwealth, the high standards required to earn a Pennsylvania teaching certification make it highly portable to other states.

The skills and knowledge integrated into the Early Childhood Education program prepares graduates to move into fields that combine content knowledge, leadership, interpersonal and organizational skills.

When students graduate with their Associate degree in Early Childhood Education, they will be able to:

1. Demonstrate discipline-specific content, child development and pedagogical content knowledge.
2. Demonstrate professional responsibility and ethical conduct while exhibiting respect for the cultural diversity of learners, families, colleagues and communities.
3. Develop standard aligned goals, objectives and learning experience plans.
4. Differentiate instruction by implementing instructional strategies informed by assessment data.
5. Design appropriate assessments to measure learner knowledge, skills and dispositions.
6. Communicate professionally and engage learners, families and community members.
7. Analyze and reflect on instructional strategies, behavioral strategies and learner progress.