School: Centennial College
Program:Early Childhood Education (Ashtonbee Campus)
Program | Early Childhood Education (Ashtonbee Campus) | Faculty | School of Community and Health Studies |
Credential | Diploma | Duration | 2 years/4 semesters |
Starting Month | Fall | Co-op opportunities | No |
Program Description:
The Early Childhood Education program at Centennial College is committed to ensuring you are prepared to be a leader in the profession.
As a student in the Early Childhood Education program, you learn to provide the high standards of care to children and their families that get our graduates respect as professionals. This highly-regarded undertaking teaches you to take responsibility for observing the needs of individual and groups of children, and create well-planned, stimulating and responsive programs. You come to understand the needs of infants, toddlers, pre-school and school-aged children.
Advantages:
Three field placements in the community, working directly with infants or toddlers, preschool and school-age children allow for real world experiences. To ensure your learning is optimized, placements are supported by qualified and experienced supervisors.
Opportunities to work in full-day kindergarten environments are available to students during third or fourth semester.
To support the student experience and maximize the ability to solidify skills, a minimum one-week block placemen is incorporated in semester three and four.
This program is committed to responding to and reflecting current trends and direction in the field and profession.
Highly-skilled faculty create stimulating learning opportunities in the classroom, which address a range of learning styles.
Admission Requirement:
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required) or take the Centennial College English Skills Assessment for Admission
Tuition Fees:
Student | Tuition (2 Semesters) | Incidental Fees
| Total
|
Canadian | $2935.5
| $973 | $3908.5
|
International | $13283 | $2256 | $15539 |
Career:
Graduates may find career opportunities in areas such as:
· Early childhood educator in elementary junior kindergarten and senior kindergarten full-day learning classes
· Early learning educator for literacy programs
· Early childhood educator in child care settings
· Early childhood educator assistant in child care settings
Credits Transfer
Students who successfully complete this program may qualify for entry into Ontario college graduate certificates and university degree programs at institutions such as McMaster University, University of Guelph and Northern Alberta Institution of Technology.
Link to Centennial College Official Website
https://www.centennialcollege.ca/