Early Childhood Education at Lower Columbia College

Every early childhood education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the child development program at Lower Columbia College stacks up to those at other schools.

LCC is located in Longview, Washington and has a total student population of 2,325. In 2021, 13 child development majors received their bachelor's degree from LCC.

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.

LCC Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Child development (Less Than 1 Year)
• Undergrad Certificate in Child development (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Child development
• Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

LCC Early Childhood Education Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at LCC 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
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Basic Certificate Schools	127
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Basic Certificate Schools	129
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	130
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	132
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools	133
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	147
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Undergraduate Certificate Schools	153
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools	168
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	230
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools	289

Child development Student Demographics at LCC

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

LCC 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 LCC are white. Around 100% 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 Lower Columbia College with a associate's in child development.

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

LCC Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in child development from LCC. About 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical child development bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at LCC since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at LCC 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 Lower Columbia College with a bachelor's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

LCC 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 WA, the home state for Lower Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Preschool Teachers	11,050	$32,960
Kindergarten Teachers	7,870	$62,330

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.