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Child development at South Plains College

If you plan to study Child development, consider the program at South Plains College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

South Plains College sits in Levelland, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 35 child development degrees were granted at South Plains College.

Studying Online at South Plains College

Online coursework is an option at South Plains College. Of 9,098 students, 3,019 (33%) studied exclusively online and 2,268 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Child development graduates at South Plains College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Child development graduates at South Plains College are 100% women (35) and 0% men (0).

Child development Associate’s Program at South Plains College

Among the 16 associate’s child development degrees awarded at South Plains College, 100% were women (16) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Child development associate’s degree recipients at South Plains College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	9
Black / African American	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 69% of Child development associate’s degree recipients at South Plains College, higher than the national average of 49%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Child development Graduates

Graduates of the Child development program at South Plains College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Child development graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$57,643
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950
Nannies	$55,232
Childcare Workers	$50,186

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.