Early Childhood Education at Central Texas College

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

Central Texas College is located in Killeen, Texas and has a total student population of 10,173.

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.

Central Texas College Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at Central Texas College

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Central Texas College offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Central Texas College Early Childhood Education Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Child development Student Demographics at Central Texas College

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

Central Texas College Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 90% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in child development only graduates about 4% men each year. The program at Central Texas College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Central Texas College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

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 TX, the home state for Central Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960
Kindergarten Teachers	15,050	$54,780

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.