Early Childhood Education at Portland Community College

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

Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 22,904.

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.

Portland Community College Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Child development (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Child development

Portland Community College Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at Portland Community College

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

Portland Community College Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

86% Women

36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 86% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in child development only graduates about 4% men each year. The program at Portland Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at Portland Community College are white. Around 64% 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 Portland Community College with a associate's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
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 OR, the home state for Portland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Preschool Teachers	7,100	$30,400
Kindergarten Teachers	1,050	$72,830

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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