As an Early Childhood Education student at Kirkwood, you’ll learn how to make an impact on the next generation of learners.
You'll participate in a variety of community early childhood programs, including Head Start centers, kindergarten classrooms, voluntary four-year-old programs, and child care centers. We encourage experience in inclusive and diverse settings.
Classes focus on the care and education of young children where you will gain knowledge about child development, nutrition, safety, and appropriate childhood curriculum and environments.
With this Associate of Applied Science (AAS) track, you can graduate and go straight into the workforce. If you're planning on transferring to another college or university to continue your education, choose the Associate of Arts (AA) degree.
Kirkwood offers more than $3 million in scholarships for students each year, and there are many specifically for students enrolled in the Early Childhood Education program.
Graduates of the Early Childhood Education program will be able to:
An AAS degree in Early Childhood Education prepares you for entry level employment such as:
Explore future career opportunities:
School Year: 2023–24
Program Entry Semester: Fall, Spring, Summer
Fall | Spring | Fall | Spring | Total | |
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Credit Hours per Semester | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 63 |
In-State Tuition | $3,780 | $3,150 | $3,150 | $3,150 | $13,230 |
Technology Fee per Semester | $50 | $50 | $50 | $50 | $200 |
Clinical Expenses (mileage, lodging, screenings, etc.) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Conferences/Seminars | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Course Resources (textbooks, software, etc.) | $400 | $410 | $375 | $250 | $1,435 |
Course/Section Fees | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Laptop (required devices) | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Testing Fees | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Third Party Credentials | $79 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $79 |
Tool Sets | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Uniforms | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Other | $45 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $45 |
Total Estimated Cost | $4,354 | $3,610 | $3,575 | $3,450 | $14,989 |
Costs provided are estimated and based on the following current tuition rates: $210 (In-State), $281 (Out-of-State), $400 (International).
Eman Mohamed | ||||||
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Title: | Professor, Early Childhood | |||||
Phone: | 319-398-1258 | |||||
Email: | eman.mohamed@kirkwood.edu | |||||
Office: | 1028 Cedar Hall | |||||
The mission of the Early Childhood Education program at Kirkwood Community College is to prepare learners to provide high quality early care and education for young children from birth to age eight.
“I work full time and drive about an hour to come to class. I come to campus part time and take the rest of my classes online, so that helps make it all possible for me. It’s nice to have online options and some flexibility, but it’s nice to get to meet and know people face-to-face when I’m on campus for class too.”
Breann Millburn-Nesler,
Monmouth, Iowa
Social Sciences Department
2092 Cedar Hall
319-398-4911
social.sciences@kirkwood.edu