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Early Childhood Education at Western Oklahoma State College

Early Childhood Education at Western Oklahoma State College

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

Western is located in Altus, Oklahoma and approximately 1,353 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.

Western Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Child development

Online Classes Are Available at Western

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Western offers distance education options for child development at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Western Early Childhood Education Rankings

Child development Student Demographics at Western

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the child development majors at Western Oklahoma State College.

Western Early Childhood Education Associate’s Program

100% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of child development associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in child development at Western are white. Around 57% 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 Western Oklahoma State College with a associate's in child development.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 4
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 OK, the home state for Western Oklahoma State College.

Occupation Jobs in OK Average Salary in OK
Preschool Teachers 5,830 $29,310
Kindergarten Teachers 2,080 $40,120

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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