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Child Development at Southwest Tennessee Community College

Child Development at Southwest Tennessee Community College

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Southwest Tennessee Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 7,371 students attend the school each year.

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

Southwest Child Development Degrees Available

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

Southwest Child Development Rankings

Child Development Student Demographics at Southwest

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

Southwest Child Development Associate’s Program

100% Women
73% 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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Southwest does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Farm and Home Management Advisors 190 $45,910

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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