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Early Childhood Education at Southwestern Community College

Early Childhood Education at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College is located in Sylva, North Carolina and approximately 2,259 students attend the school each year.

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.

Southwestern Community College Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Child development (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Child development (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Child development

Southwestern Community College Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at Southwestern Community College

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

Southwestern Community College Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

100% Women
31% 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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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at Southwestern Community College are white. Around 69% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwestern Community 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 1
White 11
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 NC, the home state for Southwestern 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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