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Kendall College's School of Education can help prepare you for an exciting and rewarding career working with young children. Complete your degree online, on-campus, or choose to combine your online courses with campus instruction. Kendall's Early Childhood Education program is designed with flexibility in mind —allowing you to earn your degree while you continue to manage your personal and professional commitments. And, depending on whether or not your goal is to work in an environment that requires state certification, you may choose a certification or non-certification track. You can also select one of two concentrations — Special Education or Infants and Toddlers. Our innovative learning model features compelling course work, expert guidance from Kendall faculty, and regular collaboration with colleagues. You'll even hear from master teachers through our Virtual Field Experience™.
For 75 years, Kendall College has been offering engaging, specialized fields of study with a strong emphasis on immersive learning that is geared to your academic, personal, and professional success. We don't ask you to put your goals on hold—you can begin our programs at any stage of your education.
When the economy is in turmoil and there are more job candidates competing for fewer positions, education could be a key factor in deciding who gets the job. Earning a certificate or degree from Kendall College will make you stand out among your peers, and improve your ability to compete for better and higher-paying jobs.
Flexible Programs, Convenient Formats
It can be extremely difficult to balance education with work and/or family. Our programs offer a high degree of flexibility, and the Kendall College reputation for excellence and quality curriculum. All classes offered are asynchronous, meaning that you can log into your virtual classroom anytime, day or night, to participate in class discussions, access course materials, or review previous lessons and lectures. Everything is available at your fingertips in our Blackboard® course management system.
You can also choose to take your courses in one of three formats. Study online, on campus or combine online learning with campus instructions through Kendall's hybrid format.
Experienced Faculty for Professional Teachers
Since 1934, Kendall College has changed the lives of thousands of students with our personal, passionate, and professional approach to higher education. We have combined this focus with innovation and flexibility in designing Early Childhood Education programs for adults who manage full-time jobs and even fuller lives. Kendall's faculty combine real-world industry experience with the gift for teaching. This blend provides students with the right balance of practical skills and theoretical knowledge needed to excel.
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Accreditation
Kendall College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.
Benefits
Benefit from Kendall College's strong emphasis on immersive learning that is geared to your academic, personal and professional success. At Kendall the faculty combines real-world industry experience with a gift for teaching, which ensures that students learn the right balance of practical skills and theoretical knowledge needed to excel. The Early Childhood Education program is geared to adults who manage full-time jobs and even fuller lives. It builds on the school's rich history of academic excellence by providing an education that is innovative and teaches the latest theories and methods needed to succeed in the fast-growing field of early childhood education. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the employment of pre-school teachers is expected to grow by 19% over the next decade. Kendall College aims to prepare students to take advantage of this trend with both Certificate and Non-Certificate track Bachelor of Arts programs in Early Childhood Education. There are also concentrations available in Special Education and Infants and Toddlers for those who are interested.
Financial Assistance
Kendall College encourages all students to apply for financial aid as early as possible in order to make the process easy and efficient. They provide step-by-step instructions online to get you started with the financial aid process including a link to the FAFSA form and the necessary school information to go with it. A range of scholarships, student loans and grants are available to those students who qualifty. Kendall is also committed to providing you with the tools for understanding your finances as you pursue your educational goals. To this end they provide websites and podcasts that teach students financial literacy tools so they can understand everything from repaying student loans to how their credit score effects their ability to borrow money from lending institutions.
