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Des Moines

College

ECE Contact

ECE Programs

Highline Community College

PO Box 98000

Des Moines, WA 98198

Education Faculty

Kathy Oberg

(206) 878-3710 x3460

koberg@highline.edu

Patricia McDonald

(206) 878-3710 x3405

pmcdonald@highline.edu

  • ECE Certificate

  • AA Degree

  • AAS Degree

  • AAS Paraeducators

  • AAS-T Degree

  • BA in Elementary Education with teaching certificate (CWU on-campus program)

ECE website link:  http://flightline.highline.edu/cg/early.childhood.html

Early Childhood Education offers a variety of short-term certificates and a 90 credit AAS degree. This program focuses on children from birth through age 8 and prepares students to work in Head Start, ECEAP, family Home Child Care, Center Child Care, preschool and school-age care settings. Courses are based upon competencies developed through the Washington State Skill Standards.

Highline offers five areas of specialization that are made to be a continuous pathway from ECE Certificates to the AAS Degree.  These are the Childcare Assistant Certificate, Early Childcare Certificate, Family Care Certificate, School-Age Certificate and Infant/Toddler Certificate.

A weekend college hybrid plan has been developed for part-time students seeking an AA Degree with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education.  This is an online and face to face hybrid program made for the purpose of transferring to a four-year University.

Articulation agreements:  Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Washington State University (Human Development) online.