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Degree Options

Education Degrees

Whether your goal is working with children from birth to preschool or with learners in kindergarten through middle school, we can help. Classes are available during the day, evenings, weekends, in local communities, virtual, and fully on-line. You can start any quarter and faculty advisors are here to meet with you one-on-one and guide you in planning the program that best meets your needs. We offer ECE courses in English, Somali, and Spanish.

teaching elementary education icon Elementary Education Degree Options

  • State Short Certificate: Administration 
  • Early Childhood Education Associate in Applied Science AAS
  • Elementary Education Associate in Arts AA-DTA
  • Elementary Education Bachelor of Applied Science BAS

LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR Teaching DEGREES

 

childhood education icon Early Childhood Education Degree Options

  • Early Childhood Education Associate in Applied Science AAS
  • Bachelor of Applied Science in Early Childhood Education: Leadership & Inclusive Practices BAS

Statewide Stackable Certificates

In Washington state, early learning professionals can advance their education by earning “stackable” certificates. Stackable certificates are part of Washington’s system of early childhood education (ECE) statewide credentials. Students may earn stackable certificates. Each certificate includes required courses that build on each other in a sequence. This structure helps deepen students’ applied learning as they progress. View Early Childhood Pathway Diagram 

  • Stackable Certificate 1: State Short Initial Certificate
  • Stackable Certificate 2: State Short Certificates of Specialization
  • State Short Certificate:  Administration 
  • State Short Certificate: Family Child Care
  • State Short Certificate: Infants and Toddlers
  • State Short Certificate: School Age Care
  • State Short Certificate: Home Visitor & Family Engagement
  • State Short Certificate: Outdoor Learning Environments
  • Stackable Certificate 3: Early Childhood Education State Certificate

Learn more about our Early Childood Degrees

 

paraeducation icon Paraeducation Degree Options

  • Educational Paraeducator Associate in Applied Science AAS
  • Elementary Education Bachelor of Applied Science BAS
  • Early Childhood Education: Leadership & Inclusive Practices Bachelor of Applied Science BAS

Learn more about our Paraeducation Degrees

 

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Email: educationdepartment@highline.edu

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