Enhance your education and meet your CEU requirements through our continuing education or customized training offerings.
Do you want to make a difference in the lives of children? If that's your goal, the Child Care Services program may be a good match for you.As a graduate of this program, you'll care for children while their parents are at work or unavailable for other reasons. You'll attend to the children's health, safety, and nutrition, and have a role in their physical, emotional, intellectual, and social growth.The Child Care Services program offers a strong framework of child development, nutrition, creative activities, and practical experience with young children in area child care facilities. As a final project, you'll help produce a puppet show enjoyed by hundreds of children.You may enroll in this program full- or part-time. If you have related work experience, you could qualify for advanced standing. If you decide to continue your education, the credits you earn in this program apply toward the two-year Early Childhood Education associate degree program, and selected credits transfer to some universities.The ever-expanding field of child care demands higher standards and a larger, better-trained work force to meet the needs of families. Career opportunities vary. You could serve as the lead teacher in a group center, provide family child care in a home setting, oversee child care on cruise ships, or work as a nanny. Many child care providers operate their own successful businesses. You have options!
The admissions process has been broken down into phases. Some programs only have one phase, while others have multiple phases.
An Associate Degree or higher may be used as a substitution for an Entrance Exam (transcript required).
A pre-entrance health history and physical examination must be on file three weeks prior to entering the core courses of this program. The Admissions Office will notify you at the appropriate time with a specified deadline.
Once the above items have been completed, you will be considered for enrollment based on current openings in the program.
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The figure below is an estimate of what you will pay for books throughout the duration of your program if you purchase your books through the CVTC bookstore. For more details visit www.efollet.com
The figure below is an estimate based on current tuition and fee rates and is intended for planning purposes only.