Early Childhood Education at Pikes Peak Community 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 Pikes Peak Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,506.

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.

PPCC 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

Online Classes Are Available at PPCC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Associate’s Degree

PPCC Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at PPCC

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

PPCC Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

78% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in child development only graduates about 4% men each year. The program at PPCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

PPCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in child development graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pikes Peak Community College with a associate's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 CO, the home state for Pikes Peak Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Preschool Teachers	8,700	$33,140
Kindergarten Teachers	3,630	$50,020

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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