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Early Childhood Education at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Early Childhood Education at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if NorthWest Arkansas Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and approximately 7,411 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.

NWACC Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Child development (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Child development

NWACC Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at NWACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

NWACC Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

89% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at NWACC are white. Around 67% 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 NorthWest Arkansas Community College with a associate's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 AR, the home state for NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Preschool Teachers 3,520 $33,150
Kindergarten Teachers 1,410 $46,180

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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