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Early Childhood Education at Columbia Basin College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Early Childhood Education, consider the program at Columbia Basin College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia Basin College is in Pasco, WA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 209 early childhood education degrees were awarded at Columbia Basin College.

Online & Distance Learning at Columbia Basin College

Online coursework is an option at Columbia Basin College. Of 7,510 students, 2,271 (30%) studied exclusively online and 2,454 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Early Childhood Education graduates at Columbia Basin College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Early Childhood Education graduates at Columbia Basin College are 99% women (206) and 1% men (3).

Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program at Columbia Basin College

Among the 34 associate’s early childhood education graduates at Columbia Basin College, 97% were women (33) and 3% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Columbia Basin College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	20
Black / African American	2
Asian	3
Two or More Races	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 76% of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Columbia Basin College, higher than the national average of 52%.*

Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program at Columbia Basin College

Of the 24 bachelor’s early childhood education degrees awarded at Columbia Basin College, 100% were women (24) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia Basin College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	12
Asian	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 54% of Early Childhood Education bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia Basin College, higher than the national average of 45%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Early Childhood Education Graduates

Those who complete Early Childhood Education program at Columbia Basin College pursue many career paths. Below are the top-paying careers for Early Childhood Education graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education	$99,352
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$75,366
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776

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.