You can have a meaningful impact on the future through your work with young children. Our Early Childhood Education program prepares you to teach children and strengthen families in various early care and educational settings. You will create and teach in learning environments where children grow into self-confident, socially adept individuals who can succeed in today’s rapidly changing world.
Northeast Community College has partnered with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to offer a transfer program for students interested in becoming a skilled and technical sciences (STS) high school teacher. Students who meet entry requirements in the STS Teaching Option will have completed a variety of course work from Northeast Community College.
Education paraprofessionals perform duties that are instructional in nature or deliver direct services to students or parents. Paraprofessionals serve in positions for which a teacher or another professional has ultimate responsibility for the design and implementation of educational programs and services. Substitute teaching opportunities may also be available.
To become a secondary teacher, you may complete a two-year liberal arts program at Northeast and then transfer credits to a four-year college offering the bachelor's degree in teacher education. We work closely with many area schools to insure a seamless transfer.
To become an elementary teacher, you may complete a two-year liberal arts program at Northeast and then transfer credits to a four-year college offering the bachelor's degree in teacher education. We work closely with many area schools to insure a seamless transfer.
Working with children and infants is a challenging career with great rewards. Our program will prepare you to work in child care centers, preschool settings, Head Start, before-and-after-school programs, family home care, and as classroom aides and nannies. You will learn in real childcare settings from experienced professionals. We also have an active student organization and have helped in providing child care activities during special events.
This degree prepares students for employment as an Early Childhood Educator or director in a variety of early childhood education settings that serve diverse populations in the state of Nebraska. Learning opportunities are centered on methodologies and current research in the field of Early Childhood. The courses provide a variety of field experiences to help the student be prepared for teaching in the Early Childhood field.
Our Early Childhood Education program will help you develop and refine your teaching skills and learn new techniques through practicum experience while working under the supervision of a teacher in a child care facility or early childhood program.
With the power of learning how to play an instrument, sing a new song, or create an original tune, music has been shown to improve learning skills, relieve stress, and heighten language development skills. Teaching children this important subject brings its own set of challenges and rewards.