by our College Data Analytics TeamEarly Childhood Education is a concentration offered under the teacher education grade specific major at Southern Maine Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in child development, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at SMCC was $192 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $96 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,880 | $5,760 |
| Fees | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,138 | $10,138 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,730 | $2,730 |
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SMCC 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 SMCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 95.0% of the child development students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 96.3%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in child development at SMCC in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 51%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
*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.
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