Elementary/Early Childhood Education Degree, Bachelor of Science
BACHELOR’S IN ELEMENTARY EARLY CHILDHOOD
EDUCATION
BACHELOR’S IN ELEMENTARY/
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EARLY CHILDHOOD / ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
Nurture Today,
Shape Tomorrow.
Nurture Today, Shape Tomorrow.
Shape Tomorrow.
Nurture Today, Shape Tomorrow.
Do you enjoy working with young children as they embark on the most incredible learning period in their lives?
If you love teaching and nuturing young children, then you should consider an Elementary and Early Childhood Education degree. At Maryville University, this dual-certification program prepares students to teach elementary grades 1 – 6 as well as early childhood years, birth – grade 3. The bachelor’s in early childhood education will give teacher candidates the tools to help young children learn to read, write, compute, think and grow as citizens through a constructive approach with numerous planned field experiences and university coursework.
Average class size is 14.
ELEMENTARY/EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM
WHY MARYVILLE
PROJECT-BASED LEARNING
During their sophomore year, Maryville education students are assigned a classroom each semester, where they spend eight hours each week completing their practicum experience.
Deisy Avellaneda completed her practicum hours at a local elementary school where she has guided reading groups and taught small group lessons.
PROFESSIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS
Maryville’s Elementary/Early Childhood Education program places its students in at least three different school settings, providing a wealth of experiences in a diverse group of schools. Schools selected for placements are models of best practices, have a wide diversity of students, and have a long history of partnering with us including:
• Parkway School District
• Ritenour School District
• Lindbergh School District
• Hazelwood School District
• Kirkwood School District
FEATURED
FACULTY
Steve Coxon, associate professor of education, directs the Center for Access and Achievement (CA2) which opened in 2017.
CA2 runs programs that give students in underfunded districts in St. Louis County the boost they need to thrive, including App Dev Camp with Riverview Gardens, STEM Sprouts with Ritenour preschoolers, Young Scholars with Ferguson-Florissant and more.
PROGRAM DETAILS
Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission - HLC
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Ranked among "America’s Top Colleges" — Forbes
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THE BIG PICTURE
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of students enrolling in public kindergarten and elementary schools is expected to increase over the coming decade opening up numerous job opportunities as a preschool teacher.
SALARY
Kindergarten and Elementary Teachers
TOP 10%
$92,770
MEDIAN
$57,160
JOB GROWTH
7%
ESTIMATED
through 2026
116,300 NEW JOBS THROUGH 2026
LARGEST EMPLOYERS
in this field:
80
%
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
14
%
PRIVATE SCHOOLS
4
%
DAY CARE SERVICES
*Data on this page provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
If you have a passion to help shape young minds, join Maryville University’s Elementary/Early Childhood Education program.
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