students workingThe Certificate of Achievement meets all California requirements for teaching preschool children in private centers (centers which do not receive state or federal funding for the subsidy of low-income families).

The Certificate of Achievement-Advanced, when combined with 16 quarter units of General Education, meets all California requirements to teach in public child development centers (centers which receive state or federal funding for the subsidy of low-income families).

The A.A. Degree, which includes a specified number of General Education credits (transfer courses), qualifies a student for transfer to a four-year college or university, or qualifies a student for immediate job placement in a broad range of teaching and human service positions.

For more information, please see Recommended Course Sequence  and Degrees and Certificates.

The Child Development Training Consortium provides an overview of the requirements for various levels of teaching responsibility in early childhood settings. You'll find the overview on the CDTC website.

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