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Early Childhood Special Education at Foothill College

If you are interested in studying Early Childhood Special Education, take a look at what Foothill College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 22 early childhood special education degrees were awarded at Foothill College.

Online & Distance Learning at Foothill College

Online coursework is an option at Foothill College. Among 12,949 students, 5,985 (46%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,019 (23%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Early Childhood Special Education graduates at Foothill College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Early Childhood Special Education graduates at Foothill College are 86% women (19) and 14% men (3).

Early Childhood Special Education Associate’s Program at Foothill College

Of the 18 associate’s early childhood special education graduates at Foothill College, 89% were women (16) and 11% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	13
Asian	2
Two or More Races	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 89% of Early Childhood Special Education associate’s degree recipients at Foothill College, higher than the national average of 78%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Early Childhood Special Education Graduates

Graduates of the Early Childhood Special Education program at Foothill College go on to a range of careers. Here are the top-paying careers for Early Childhood Special Education majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,329
Special Education Teachers, Preschool	$35,173

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.