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Early Childhood Education

Associate of Arts



Program Details

Students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of C or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complete one of the following general education patterns- Sierra College Associate Degree Requirements (Local General Education), or California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC).

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Early Childhood Education Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.

Featured Careers

Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • Art Therapists

    Master's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 38,840
    • High salary: 120,050
    • Average salary: 65010
    Rising Job Growth $ 65,010 Average Salary $38,840 $120,050

  • Childcare Workers

    High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree

    • Job growth: Rising
    • Low salary: 22,900
    • High salary: 44,560
    • Average salary: 32050
    Rising Job Growth $ 32,050 Average Salary $22,900 $44,560

  • Clinical Neuropsychologists

    Post-doctoral training

    • Job growth: Stable
    • Low salary: 51,410
    • High salary: 163,570
    • Average salary: 117580
    Stable Job Growth $ 117,580 Average Salary $51,410 $163,570

All Careers in Early Childhood Education (18)

Clinical NeuropsychologistsPost-doctoral trainingStable117,580
NeuropsychologistsPost-doctoral training, Doctoral degreeStable117,580
Psychologists, All Other- n/a- n/a117,580
Health Specialties Teachers, PostsecondaryMaster's degree, Doctoral degreeRising105,620
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degree, Master's degreeStable77,280
Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degreeStable72,090
Art TherapistsMaster's degreeRising65,010
Music TherapistsBachelor's degree, Master's degreeRising65,010
Therapists, All Other- n/a- n/a65,010
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree, Master's degreeDeclining62,340
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree, Master's degreeDeclining61,430
Farm and Home Management EducatorsMaster's degree, Bachelor's degreeDeclining58,120
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education- n/aStable37,120
Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma/GED, Associate's degreeRising32,050
NanniesHigh school diploma/GED, Some collegeRising32,050
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other- n/a- n/a
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education- n/aDeclining
Teaching Assistants, Special Education- n/aDeclining

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