Andover College

First established in 1967 with a campus in Portland, Maine, Andover College was accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges in 1998. The Lewiston campus was inaugurated in 2004. The Kaplan Higher Education Corporation acquired Andover College in 2005.

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Andover College focuses on presenting programs applicable to current employer requirements in rapid-growth fields. The associate's degree and certificate programs provide students with the necessary skills and education to apply for employment opportunities within their chosen discipline. Faculty members have an employment background in his or her area of instruction.

Andover College offers an Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education at both its Portland and Lewiston, Maine campuses. A prerequisite for enrollment in this program is a high school diploma or successful completion of the General Education Development equivalency diploma.

The Associate's degree in Early Childhood Education consists of a mandatory 63 credits. The program is geared towards teaching students fundamental skills and expertise for work with infants to eight-year-old children. Students are taught child development, child-learning progression; the importance of family, culture and community influences on a child’s development; and health, safety and nutrition applicable to early childhood. Graduates will possess skills to develop appropriate early childhood classroom procedures and advocate ethical practices.

Expected achievements in the core program of the Early Childhood Education degree are the ability to critically evaluate and think in composition, humanities, social science, and mathematics components.

An Associate of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education degree prepares students to apply for job positions in an early childhood education setting or continue advancement of their education in this vocation.

Class sizes at Andover College are small and an externship may be available. In addition, group study sessions are available to students to facilitate their educational goals.

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Early Childhood Education: Associate of Applied Science

A degree in early childhood education can offer you a wonderful career and is great if you love interacting with children and families. As an associate of applied science degree holder, you will be able to search for job opportunities in this field or it will help you to get a higher education.

Mission Statement

An Associate of Applied Science Degree will allow you to look for career openings in that field or you can continue to a higher level of education. Apart from developing a thorough understanding of child development and the value of play in children's learning, the students would be learning how to develop appropriate classroom practices. In the area of early childhood education, the students will learn to give importance to ethical practices. Successfully completing the program entitles you to the associate of applied science degree.

Main Results

The purpose of the program is to provide the following results:

• Composition – express college-level writing, research, documentation, and critical- thinking skills.
• Mathematics – utilize quantitative information to analytically arrive at reasoned decisions and solve problems that occur daily.
• Social Science – possess the ability to comprehend and analytically assess the social or psychological issues that affect human behavior.
• Humanities – analytically assess human experience as expressed through literary, artistic, religious, philosophical, or other cultural achievements.

Program-Specific Results

The following are results that are in direct relation to the specific program:

• Express a knowledge and comprehension of child development and learning
• Be educated and understand, as well as appreciate the role of a child's family, culture, and community in children's lives.
• Express knowledge, skills, and dispositions of an insightful early childhood practitioner.
• Display an understanding of health, safety, nutrition, and administrative guidelines in early childhood settings.

• Andover College - Lewiston
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