Liberal Arts and Sciences: Humanities and Social Sciences — Early Childhood/Childhood Education concentration
Build a foundation for a rewarding career.
- Degree
- Associate in Arts
- Program Type
-
Transfer Degree
- Pathway
- Social Science
- Credits
- 64
Shape young minds
SUNY Adirondack's concentration in Early Childhood/Childhood Education has a wide range of teacher-education discipline options to support aspiring educators.
Educational options
SUNY Adirondack's Early Childhood/Childhood Education concentration prepares students for further education. We hold more than 30 seamless transfer agreements. Popular transfer institutions include: SUNY Plattsburgh | SUNY Oswego | University at Albany
Careers in Early Childhood/Childhood Education
SUNY ADK advantage
$116k
average salary
of a special education preschool school teacher in New York state
$49k
average salary
of preschool teachers in New York state
$64k
average salary
of an elementary school teacher in New York state
Learning outcomes
- Develop sufficient background in a humanities or social science discipline to qualify for upper-level study.
- Demonstrate the skills and knowledge needed to think critically.
- Employ effective communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Articulate the presence and influence of diversity within societies such as the United States and those in Western Europe, as well as throughout the world.
- Demonstrate the skills and knowledge related to personal health and fitness, lifelong sports, and recreational wellness.
- Examine expression and the creative process in one or more of the areas of humanities.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific method.
- Identify basic factors relevant to the analysis of human behavior.