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The degree programs listed below are currently accredited by the NAEYC Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs.  

NAEYC also maintains a more detailed directory of all accredited programs and programs in candidacy for an accreditation decision. This directory includes each program's accreditation status, current term of accreditation, rationale for current accreditation status, and date of initial accreditation. Programs listed as accredited with conditions or probation have up to two years to satisfactorily address identified concerns in order to continue accreditation for the remainder of a full seven-year term. Please note: Programs with terms appearing to have expired are currently in the process of review by the Commission. Upon review, program records will be updated to reflect new terms or removed from the directory upon program notification of pending positive or adverse decisions. 

For decision memos of all Commission actions by semester, please click here. 

Jump to states beginning with: A | C | D | F | G | H | I | K | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W

A

ALABAMA

Auburn University
B.S. Human Development and Family Science Early Child Development 

Calhoun Community College
A.A.S. Child Development 

Jefferson State Community College
A.A.S. Child Development  

University of Alabama
B.S. Early Childhood Education 

University of West Alabama
B.S. Elementary Education Major K-6 includes certification in Early Childhood P-3

Wallace State Community College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Child Development

ALASKA

University of Alaska Anchorage
A.A.S. Early Childhood Development 

University of Alaska Fairbanks
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

ARIZONA

Central Arizona College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Maricopa Community Colleges - Glendale Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education

Maricopa Community Colleges - Mesa Community College
A.A.S. Early Learning and Development

Paradise Valley Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Pima Community College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Early Childhood Studies 

ARKANSAS

University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton
A.A.S. Early Childhood Development  

University of Arkansas - Pulaski Technical College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Development  

C

CALIFORNIA

California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
B.A. Early Childhood Studies

Chabot College
A.A. Early Childhood Development 

College of the Canyons
A.S.T. Early Childhood Education

San Jose City College
A.S. Early Childhood Education
A.S.T. Early Childhood Education

Santa Monica College
A.S. Early Childhood Studies
AS-T Early Childhood Education 
A.S. Infant Toddler Teacher 
A.S. Early Intervention Assistant 

Saddleback College
AS-T Early Childhood Education

COLORADO

Arapahoe Community College
A.A. Early Childhood Teacher Education 

Colorado Mountain College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Front Range Community College (program fully available online)
A.A. Early Childhood Education

Pikes Peak Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Red Rocks Community College
A.A. Early Childhood Teacher Education  
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education  

CONNECTICUT

Asnuntuck Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Capital Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 
A.A. CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree: Early Childhood Teacher Credentialing Studies— ECTC Level A

Gateway Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Housatonic Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Inclusive Education 

Manchester Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education

Middlesex Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Naugatuck Valley Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Northwestern Connecticut Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Norwalk Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education Career 
A.A. Early Childhood Teacher Credential Studies (CSCU Transfer)  

Post University
A.S. Early Childhood Education
B.S. Child Studies 

Quinebaug Valley Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education

Three Rivers Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Tunxis Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

D

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Catholic University of America
B.A. Early Childhood Education 

F

FLORIDA

Florida Gateway College (programs fully available online)
A.S. Early Childhood Education 
B.S. Early Childhood Education
 

G

GEORGIA

Augusta Technical Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Care/Education 

Gwinnett Technical College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Care & Education 

H

HAWAII

University of Hawai`i Maui College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

I

IDAHO

Idaho State University
A.A.S. Early Childhood Care and Education 

ILLINOIS

City Colleges of Chicago - Harold Washington College
A.A.S. Child Development, Pre-School Education 

City Colleges of Chicago - Harry S. Truman College
A.A.S. Child Development - Preschool Education 

City Colleges of Chicago - Kennedy-King College
A.A.S. Child Development - Preschool Education 

City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College
A.A.S. Child Development-Preschool Education 

City Colleges of Chicago - Olive-Harvey College
A.A.S. Child Development Preschool Education 

Illinois Valley Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

William Rainey Harper College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education Specialized Area: Teacher 

INDIANA

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Bloomington
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Central Indiana (Indianapolis) (program fully available online)
A.S. Early Childhood Education
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Columbus
A.S. Early Childhood Education
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Evansville
A.S. Early Childhood Education
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Fort Wayne
A.S. Early Childhood Education 
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Kokomo
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education, Kokomo and Logansport campuses
A.S. Early Childhood Education, Kokomo and Logansport campuses 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Lafayette
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Lake County
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Muncie & Anderson
A.S. Early Childhood Education
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - South Bend/Elkhart
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education
A.S. Early Childhood Education

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Southern/Sellersburg
A.S. Early Childhood Education
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Terre Haute
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

K

KENTUCKY

Ashland Community and Technical College
A.A.S. Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education

Henderson Community College
A.A.S. Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education 

West Kentucky Community and Technical College
A.A.S. Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education 

Western Kentucky University (programs fully available online)
A.A. Early Childhood Education
B.S. Family and Consumer Sciences, concentration in Child Studies 

M

MARYLAND

Montgomery College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education Technology (formerly known as A.A.S. Early Childhood Education) 

MASSACHUSETTS

Cape Cod Community College
A.A. Early Childhood Education
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Greenfield Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Massachusetts Bay Community College
A.A. Liberal Arts: Early Childhood Education
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Massasoit Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education and Administration 

Middlesex Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 
A.S. Early Childhood Education Transfer 

North Shore Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Northern Essex Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Quinsigamond Community College
A.A. Early Childhood Education - Preschool Option 

MICHIGAN

Baker College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Bay de Noc Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Care and Education 

Central Michigan University
B.A.A. Early Childhood Development and Learning Major
B.S. Early Childhood Development and Learning Major
B.S. Ed. Early Childhood Development and Learning Major

Charles Stewart Mott Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Delta College
A.A.A. Child Development 

Grand Rapids Community College
A.A.A.S. Child Development  

Kellogg Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Lansing Community College
A.A.A. Child Development and Early Education 

Macomb Community College
A.A.S. Education: Early Childhood Studies 

Monroe County Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Muskegon Community College
A.S.A. Early Childhood Education
A.A.S. Child Development Associate

West Shore Community College
A.A.A.S. Early Childhood Education  

MISSISSIPPI

Mississippi College
B.S. Early Childhood Care and Development 

MISSOURI

Ozarks Technical College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Development 

N

NEBRASKA

Southeast Community College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

NEVADA

Truckee Meadows Community College
A.A. Early Childhood Education Emphasis
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education, Infant/Toddler Emphasis 
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education, Preschool Emphasis 
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education, Administration of Early Care and Education Programs 

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Manchester Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

NHTI Concord's Community College
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

NEW MEXICO

Western New Mexico University
A.A. Early Childhood Education & Family Support (Early Childhood Teacher - Birth-Grade 3 Concentration) 

NEW YORK

Hudson Valley Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood 

Onondaga Community College (SUNY) (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Early Childhood 

NORTH CAROLINA

Blue Ridge Community College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education

Cape Fear Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Central Piedmont Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education   

Craven Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Davidson-Davie Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Durham Technical Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education  

Fayetteville State University (program fully available online)
B.S. Birth-Kindergarten Teach
B.S. Birth-Kindergarten Non-Teach 

Gaston College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Guilford Technical Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Halifax Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Haywood Community College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Early Childhood 

Johnston Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education  

Nash Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education   

South Piedmont Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Wayne Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

O

OHIO

Central Ohio Technical College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education Technology (formerly known as A.A.S. ECD Technology, Teaching Option and A.A.S. ECD Technology, Early Childhood Development) 

Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education  

Owens Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education Technology 

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma City Community College
A.S. Child Development
A.A.S. Child Development 

Rose State College
A.A. Family Services and Child Development, Child Development Option 

Western Oklahoma State College (program fully available online)
A.S. Early Childhood 
A.A.S. Child Development 

OREGON

Clackamas Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education and Family Studies 

Portland Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Southwestern Oregon Community College (program fully available online)
A.S. Childhood Education and Family Studies
A.A.S. Preschool Child Development 

P

PENNSYLVANIA

Clarion University of Pennsylvania (program fully available online)
A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Community College of Allegheny County
A.S. Early Education and Child Development 

Community College of Philadelphia
A.A. Early Childhood Education

Delaware County Community College
A.A. Early Childhood Education 

Harcum College
A.A. Early Childhood Education 

Harrisburg Area Community College
A.A. Early Childhood--Elementary Education--Early Care and Education Track
A.A. Early Childhood--Elementary Education--Pre-Teaching Track 

Lehigh Carbon Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education – Early Intervention 

Luzerne County Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Montgomery County Community College
A.A. Education in the Early Years 

Northampton Community College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education: Infant to Grade 4 

Robert Morris University
B.S. Early Childhood Education

R

RHODE ISLAND

Community College of Rhode Island
A.A. Early Childhood Education and Child Development

S

SOUTH CAROLINA

Aiken Technical College
A.A.S. Early Care and Education 

Central Carolina Technical College
A.A.S. Early Care and Education 

Denmark Technical College
A.A.S. Early Care and Education 

Greenville Technical College
A.A.S. Early Care and Education  

Midlands Technical College
A.A.S. Early Care and Education 

Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College
A.A.S. Early Care and Education 

Spartanburg Community College
A.A.S Early Childhood Development--Early Care and Education (formerly known as A.A.S. Advanced Child Care Management and A.A.S. Infant/Toddler) 

Tri-County Technical College
A.A.S. Early Care and Education 

Trident Technical College
A.A.S. Early Care and Education 

Williamsburg Technical College
A.A.S. Early Care and Education 

York Technical College
A.A.S. Early Care and Education 

T

TENNESSEE

Chattanooga State Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Cleveland State Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Dyersburg State Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

East Tennessee State University
B.S. Early Childhood Development (Early Care and Education)
M.A. Early Childhood Education (Master Teacher Concentration and Research Concentration)  

Nashville State Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Northeast State Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Roane State Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Pellissippi State Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Southwest Tennessee Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

Walters State Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

TEXAS

Austin Community College District
A.A.S. Child Care and Development  

Collin College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Educator 

Dallas College Brookhaven Campus (formerly accredited as Brookhaven College)
A.A.S. Child Development/Early Childhood

Del Mar College
A.A.S. Child Development/Early Childhood 

Grayson College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Child Development 

Houston Community College
A.A.S. Child Development 

San Antonio College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Studies 

San Jacinto College - Central Campus
A.A.S. Child Development/Early Childhood Education 

St. Philip's College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Early Childhood and Family Studies

Tarrant County College
A.A.S. Child Development

The University of Texas at San Antonio
M.A. Education - Early Childhood and Elementary 

Wharton County Junior College
A.A.S. Early Childhood/Child Development 

U

UTAH

Weber State University
A.A.S. Early Childhood
B.S. Early Childhood 
B.S. Early Childhood Education 

V

VIRGINIA

Danville Community College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education

Northern Virginia Community College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Early Childhood Development 

Virginia Peninsula Community College (formerly Thomas Nelson Community College)
A.A.S. Early Childhood Development

Tidewater Community College (program fully available online)
A.A.S. Early Childhood Development 

W

WASHINGTON

Bates Technical College (program fully available online)
A.A.S.T. Early Childhood Education

Highline College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education

WISCONSIN

Chippewa Valley Technical College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education

Milwaukee Area Technical College 
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education

Waukesha County Technical College
A.A.S. Early Childhood Education 

WYOMING

Casper College
A.A. Early Childhood Education


 

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