by our College Data Analytics TeamEarly Childhood Education is a concentration offered under the teacher education grade specific major at Miami Dade College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in child development, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at MDC was $403 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $118 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,987 | $7,947 |
| Fees | $851 | $1,714 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about MDC tuition and fees.
MDC does not offer an online option for its child development associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MDC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.9% of the child development students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 96.3%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in child development at MDC in 2019-2020, 88.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 0 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
