Child Development Department
The Child Development Program offers students:
- Academic Programs
- Career and Technical Education Programs or preparing for employment
The Child Development Program meets the diverse needs of students:
- Employment Opportunities
- Certificates
- Associate of Arts Degree in Child Development
- Early Child Education Transfer Model Degree
- Transfer to a four-year University
- Child Development Permits issued by California Teacher Credentialing
- Courses are offered Day, Evening, and Saturday.
- We offer sections bilingually in English and Spanish in almost every course
Skill Certificate (Total of 12 units)
- Child Development Skill Certificate
- Child Development Skill Certificate in Administration
- Family Child Care Skill Certificate
Certificate of Achievement (Total of 25 units)
- Child Development Certificate (Transfer)
Total of 36 units
- Child Development Certificate Specializing in Infant & Toddler
- Child Development Certificate Specializing in Preschool
- Child Development Certificate Specializing in Bilingual/Bicultural Preschool
- Child Development Certificate Specializing in Special Needs
- Child Development Certificate Specializing in Family Child Care
- Child Development Certificate Specializing in School-Age
Please see attached handout for details for each certificate requirement – Color coded handout
Two Associate Degrees
- Associate in Arts Degree in Child Development – A minimum of 60 units
- 36 units Certificate of Achievement in Child Development
- 24 units of General Education Course
- Early Childhood Education Transfer Model Degree - A minimum of 60 units
- This transfer degree will allow students to transfer to a CSU as a Child Development, Human Development, and Early Childhood Education or related major.
- 25 units Certificate of Achievement in Child Development
- 35 units in General Education Courses