St. Clair County Community College Catalog 2007-08 edition
Program Code: AASEE ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE Social Science Department (810) 989-5707
Early childhood professionals act as parent substitutes and are responsible for the care, safety, and personal conduct of the children in their charge. In addition to providing for children's health, safety, and basic needs, early childhood professionals foster learning in young children by planning and implementing developmentally appropriate activities and experiences. They create a homelike atmosphere by offering support and counsel, and by providing for the physical necessities of the children in their care. Child care settings include home settings, preschool or nursery school center settings, Head Start, and public schools. Position titles and the amount of responsibility vary: nanny, child care or nursery school worker/attendant, classroom or recreational aide, classroom assistant or preschool teacher, paraprofessional, owner, and/or director of a childcare facility.
*Satisfies M.A.C.R.A.O. for transfer (includes 6 credits of English Composition, 8-9 credits of Math and Science, 8-9 credits of Social Science, and 8-9 credits of Humanities). Students planning to transfer to a four-year university need to follow a transfer program sheet for the respective college to which they wish to transfer. Plan to work closely with an advisor or the discipline coordinator if you are planning to transfer. **or MTH 110 or higher. Students with Michigan Child Care Futures Basic Training Certificate through area 4C can earn articulated credit. See discipline coordinator for more information. Students may acquire hours of formal child care training and education toward completion of the CDA Credential, renewal of CDA, and child care licensing requirements for Michigan. For those students wishing to pursue a bachelor's degree, SC4 has an articulation agreement with Madonna University. Please contact the discipline coordinator or Student Success Center for details.
Early Childhood Education Discipline Coordinator Kathy Ruby (810) 989-5692
“I’d recommend an SC4 education to others going into this field because of the convenience, great instructors, and the individual attention. After graduation, I ran my own daycare center for six years. Now I just love working with the little ones in my work as a preschool teacher.”
Judy Shannon, Preschool Teacher, E.O.C. Building Blocks at M-TEC, SC4 Port Huron Campus Associate in early childhood education, SC4 1995
The associate degree program is designed to qualify you for positions such as:
Paraprofessional Classroom assistant or preschool teacher Classroom or recreational aide Child care or nursery school worker Mother's helper or nanny
Career opportunities a graduate of the early childhood education associate degree program can achieve with experience and additional training include:
Owner and/or director of a child care facility Head Start and/or preschool teacher
The CDA program is designed to qualify you for entry level positions such as
Child care teacher/assistant teacher Family child care provider Group home day care provider Head Start teacher assistant Nanny/au pair Foster parent
