Knowledge for Life:

At Hesser College, we focus on providing you with an education you can immediately apply to your new career. Our curriculum combines coursework with learning opportunities in real-life educational settings. This may include working with special needs children, public school children, and children in child care centers.

Hesser College's early childhood education program can help prepare you to take an important role in the lives of the children you teach in your potential new career. From teaching children how to think, play, work together, and improve their confidence, to how to read, write, and do basic mathematics, we will help prepare you as a coach and role model. In addition, you can observe and report on a child's progress to their parents and your supervisors in real-life settings.

Upon successful completion of the program, graduates are awarded an associate's degree.

Program Features Include:

• The chance to observe and teach under the guidance of a full-time director
• Opportunity to work with children and their parents directly
• Focus on children's maximum growth and development
• Hands-on training with placement in training facilities each semester
• Available externship and job placement assistance

Note:

As an early childhood education major, you will be required to have a physical and submit a certificate of eligibility. In addition, observation and practical training takes place in local childcare facilities each semester. You will be responsible for your own transportation to and from the facilities.

Potential Career Opportunities:

As a graduate of this program, you may seek future entry-level employment opportunities such as:

• Director
• Site director
• Teacher
• Owner

Campus:

• New Hampshire. Manchester Campus
• New Hampshire Portsmouth Campus.