Early Childhood Education at College of Central Florida

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

CF is located in Ocala, Florida and approximately 6,150 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from CF.

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.

CF Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Child development
• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at CF

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? CF offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

CF Early Childhood Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks child development programs across the country. The following shows how CF performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at CF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Early Childhood Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
	39
	40
Most Popular Online Early Childhood Education Schools	66
Best Value Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	75
Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	77
	85
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools	90
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	149
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	154
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230
Best Early Childhood Education Schools	281
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	324
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	334
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	343
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	613

Child development Student Demographics at CF

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

CF Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at CF are white. Around 67% 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 College of Central Florida with a associate's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CF Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 child development students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CF, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at CF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CF also has a doctoral program available in child development. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 FL, the home state for College of Central Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Preschool Teachers	25,940	$27,990
Kindergarten Teachers	10,680	$50,400

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.