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Early Childhood Education at Northland Pioneer College

Early Childhood Education at Northland Pioneer College

If you are interested in studying early childhood education, you may want to check out the program at Northland Pioneer College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NPC is located in Holbrook, Arizona and has a total student population of 2,700.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Early Childhood Education section at the bottom of this page.

NPC Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Child development (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at NPC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

NPC does offer online education options in child development for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

NPC Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at NPC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Northland Pioneer College.

NPC Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

86% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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NPC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 39% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northland Pioneer College with a associate's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Careers That Child development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Northland Pioneer College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Preschool Teachers 6,820 $31,010
Kindergarten Teachers 3,040 $44,670

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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