Early Childhood Education at South Puget Sound Community College

If you are interested in studying early childhood education, you may want to check out the program at South Puget Sound Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Puget Sound Community College is located in Olympia, Washington and has a total student population of 4,665.

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.

South Puget Sound Community College 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

South Puget Sound Community College Early Childhood Education 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.

Child development Student Demographics at South Puget Sound Community College

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

South Puget Sound Community College Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in child development only graduates about 4% men each year. The program at South Puget Sound Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at South Puget Sound Community College 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 South Puget Sound Community College with a associate's in child development.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 South Puget Sound Community 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.