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Early Childhood Education at Palo Alto College

If you plan to study Early Childhood Education, take a look at what Palo Alto College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Palo Alto College sits in San Antonio, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 52 early childhood education degrees were granted at Palo Alto College.

Online & Distance Learning at Palo Alto College

Many students take online classes at Palo Alto College. Among 12,395 students, 4,882 (39%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,726 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Early Childhood Education graduates at Palo Alto College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Early Childhood Education graduates at Palo Alto College are 96% women (50) and 4% men (2).

Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program at Palo Alto College

Among the 52 associate’s early childhood education degrees awarded at Palo Alto College, 96% were women (50) and 4% were men (2).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Palo Alto College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	50
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Minority students account for 98% of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Palo Alto College, above the national average of 52%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Top-Paying Careers for Early Childhood Education Graduates

Graduates of the Early Childhood Education program at Palo Alto College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Early Childhood Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$99,352
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,366
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.