Southwest Florida College

Southwest Florida College helps you acquire the skills you need to be in demand in today's competitive workplace. Whether you want training for a new career or skills that will enhance your performance in your current career, Southwest Florida College's highly skilled team of professionals has tailored programs that are suited to meet your needs and the needs of industry.

Southwest Florida College features:

• Daytime, evening and weekend classes so that your training fits with your busy schedule.
• Learn at your convenience and at your own pace.
• Our career placement program helps match your skills with the demands of industry.
• Southwest Florida College's career placement rate for graduates in the last two years is between 85 and 95 percent.

At Southwest Florida College, your future starts today!

Early Childhood Education - Associate Degree

This program is designed to prepare students for careers in early childhood education. Early childhood educators work in preschools, childcare centers, school-age programs and in public schools with children through the age of 8. In addition, the coursework provides students with opportunities to study and apply their understanding in emergent literacy, the exceptional child and in documenting observations and using the data to plan lessons to meet the needs of the children. Students will focus on the creation of developmentally appropriate curriculums and instruction and assessment in their classrooms. The program includes a hands-on externship in an area school as the capstone course prior to graduation. Upon completion of the program, the student will have a strong background in the growth and development of young children; understand how children learn; be aware of the diversity in our population; be able to observe children and use the data to plan developmentally appropriate instructional experiences; and understand the roles of the teacher, the family and the school community in early childhood education.

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