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Early Childhood Education at Ivy Tech Community College

If you plan to study Early Childhood Education, you may want to check out the program at Ivy Tech Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Ivy Tech Community College sits in Indianapolis, IN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 552 early childhood education degrees were awarded at Ivy Tech Community College.

Online Class Availability at Ivy Tech Community College

Distance learning is available at Ivy Tech Community College. Among 110,710 students, 16,515 (15%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 16,087 (15%) took at least some classes online.

Early Childhood Education Rankings at Ivy Tech Community College

Use these rankings to compare Ivy Tech Community College’s Early Childhood Education program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Indiana	#1 of 14
Best Schools (Quality)	Indiana	#5 of 6
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#9 of 124
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#51 of 75
Best Value	Nationwide	#129 of 743
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#324 of 505

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Early Childhood Education graduates at Ivy Tech Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Early Childhood Education graduates at Ivy Tech Community College are 98% women (540) and 2% men (12).

Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program at Ivy Tech Community College

Of the 164 associate’s early childhood education graduates at Ivy Tech Community College, 98% were women (160) and 2% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	125
Hispanic / Latino	5
Black / African American	22
Asian	2
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	4
Unknown	5

Minority students account for 21% of Early Childhood Education associate’s degree recipients at Ivy Tech Community College, below the national average of 52%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for Early Childhood Education Graduates

Those who complete Early Childhood Education program at Ivy Tech Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Early Childhood Education majors, 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.