Early Childhood Education at North Central Texas College

If you plan to study early childhood education, take a look at what North Central Texas College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NCTC is located in Gainesville, Texas and approximately 8,352 students attend the school each year.

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.

NCTC Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at NCTC

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NCTC does offer online courses in child development for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

NCTC Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at NCTC

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

NCTC Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

88% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 88% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in child development only graduates about 4% men each year. The program at NCTC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at NCTC are white. Around 60% 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 North Central Texas College with a associate's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 TX, the home state for North Central Texas College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Preschool Teachers	34,790	$34,960
Kindergarten Teachers	15,050	$54,780

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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