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Early Childhood Education at Sandhills Community College

Early Childhood Education at Sandhills Community College

If you plan to study early childhood education, take a look at what Sandhills Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SCC is located in Pinehurst, North Carolina and has a total student population of 3,990.

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.

SCC 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 SCC

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.

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

SCC Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at SCC

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

SCC Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

100% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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SCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 48% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 NC, the home state for Sandhills Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Preschool Teachers 16,110 $28,260
Kindergarten Teachers 3,320 $46,490

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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