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Teaching/Elementary Education
Great teachers work with families and communities, educating, guiding, and inspiring all of our children to their full potential! At Highline, you’ll find programs that prepare you for a broad range of careers working with children and families, from birth through middle-school. With courses offered in the evenings, on the weekend, and online, the program meets the needs of new practitioners and working professionals alike.
Teaching/Elementary Education Degree Options
Elementary Education Bachelor of Applied Science BAS
- Program Length: Two years for full-time students. (Full-time is 12 credits or more)
- Costs Per Year: $7,572 tuition and fees
- Program Map: Elementary Education, BAS
Career
Earning a degree in Education builds the knowledge and skills necessary to promote all aspects of a child’s development and learning. Educators work with children, families and communities in a variety of roles including infant/toddler programs, preschools, Head Starts, ECEAPs, and elementary (K-8) schools. Graduates with this degree may also find careers as coaches, trainers, or family support specialists.
Elementary Education Associate in Arts AA-DTA
- Program Length: Two years for full-time students. (Full-time is 12 credits or more)
- Costs per year: $4,740 tuition and fees
- Program Map: Elementary Education, AA-DTA
Career
Earning a degree in Education builds the knowledge and skills necessary to promote all aspects of a child’s development and learning. Educators work with children, families and communities in a variety of roles including infant/toddler programs, preschools, Head Starts, ECEAPs, and elementary (K-8) schools. Graduates with this degree may also find careers as coaches, trainers, or family support specialists.
Early Childhood Education Associate in Applied Science AAS
- Program Length: Two years for full-time students. (Full-time is 12 credits or more)
- Costs per year: $4,740 tuition and fees
- Program Map: Early Childhood Education, AAS
Certificates of Proficiency (20-44 credits)
Short State Certificate of Specialization: Administration C
Catalog: Short State Certificate of Specialization-Administration
After Highline College
Elementary Education Associate in Arts AA-DTA degree prepares you for a career and offers you a seamless transition into BAS in Elementary Education at Highline or other colleges/universities.
AAS degrees are generally designed to provide direct workforce skills and are not designed for transfer.
Complete a Professional Technical Certificate in one year or less and start work immediately or transfer to an AAS degree option.
Top Transfer-To Institutions
- University of Washington – Tacoma/Seattle
- Central Washington University
- Washington Governors University
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Seattle Central College
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Evergreen State College – Tacoma
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