Georgia College & State University Early Childhood Education
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- Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
- Job DescriptionInstruct children (normally up to 5 years of age) in activities designed to promote social, physical, and intellectual growth needed for primary school in preschool, day care center, or other child development facility. May be required to hold State certification. Read more about preschool teachers in our career profile section.Projections
- Total Employment (2008): 457,200
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 543,900
- Percent Job Growth: 86.70%

- Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
- Job DescriptionTeach elemental natural and social science, personal hygiene, music, art, and literature to children from 4 to 6 years old. Promote physical, mental, and social development. May be required to hold State certification. Read more about kindergarten teachers in our career profile section.Projections
- Total Employment (2008): 179,500
- Total Employment Projected (2018): 206,500
- Percent Job Growth: 27.00%

Awarded Degrees and Program Completion Details
Early Childhood Education
| Total | Bachelor | Master | Certificate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | ||||
| All Students | 82 | 61 | 8 | 13 |
| By Gender | ||||
| Male | 4 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Female | 78 | 58 | 7 | 13 |
| By Race | ||||
| Non-Resident Alien | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| American Indian | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| Black | 3 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Asian | - | - | - | - |
| Hispanic | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| White | 76 | 56 | 7 | 13 |
| Unknown | - | - | - | - |
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- 504 College Dr.
Albany, GA 31705 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 43
- Highest Degree Offered: Master's
- Historically Black College: Yes
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Medium Programs)
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Residential
- 11935 Abercorn St
Savannah, GA 31419 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 95
- Highest Degree Offered: Master's
- Campus Location: Midsized City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
- 4225 University Ave
Columbus, GA 31907 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 80
- Highest Degree Offered: Master's
- Campus Location: Midsized City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Larger Programs)
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
- 650 College Drive
Dalton, GA 30720 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 59
- Highest Degree Offered: Bachelor's
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges
- Size & Residential Status: Small Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
- 100 College Station Dr
Macon, GA 31206 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 49
- Highest Degree Offered: Bachelor's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Nonresidential
- 82 College Circle
Dahlonega, GA 30597 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 140
- Highest Degree Offered: Master's
- Campus Location: Distant Town
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Masters Colleges and Universities (Medium Programs)
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Residential
- 1704 South Slappey Boulevard
Albany, GA 31701 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 116
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 1777 W Cherry St
Jesup, GA 31545 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 5
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Distant Town
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: Under 1,000
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Small
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 100 Campus Drive
Jasper, GA 30143 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 39
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Distant Town
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 800 US Hwy 29 N
Athens, GA 30601 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 41
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Midsized City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 1560 Metropolitan Pky SW
Atlanta, GA 30310 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 46
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Urban-Serving Single Campus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 3200 Augusta Tech Drive
Augusta, GA 30906 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 64
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Midsized City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 3300 Macon Tech Dr
Macon, GA 31206 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 40
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Large
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 980 S Cobb Drive Dr SE
Marietta, GA 30060 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 50
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large Suburb
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Single Campus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 928 Manchester Expy
Columbus, GA 31904 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 20
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Midsized City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- One Maurice Culberson Drive
Rome, GA 30161 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 11
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Small City
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 495 N Indian Creek Dr
Clarkston, GA 30021 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 37
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large Suburb
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 667 Perry House Rd
Fitzgerald, GA 31750 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 18
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Small
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 1533 Highway 19 South
Thomaston, GA 30286 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 62
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Distant Town
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: Under 1,000
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Small
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 201 E Greene St
Milledgeville, GA 31061 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 4
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Distant Town
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Special Use
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 501 Varsity Rd
Griffin, GA 30223 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 33
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large Suburb
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Multicampus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 5150 Sugarloaf Parkway
Lawrenceville, GA 30043 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 18
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Large Suburb
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 5,000 - 9,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Suburban-Serving Single Campus
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Two-Year
- 560 Pinehill Rd
Dublin, GA 31021 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 15
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Small
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 2990 Landrum Education Dr
Oakwood, GA 30566 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 50
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Small Suburb
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 80 Cohen Walker Dr
Warner Robins, GA 31088 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 42
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Small Suburb
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
- 800 Veterans Parkway North
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- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 53
- Highest Degree Offered: Associate's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Associates--Public Rural-Serving Medium
- Size & Residential Status: Small Two-Year
This Program is Also Offered at Other Private Colleges in Georgia
- 2605 Ben Hill Rd
East Point, GA 30344 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 4
- Highest Degree Offered: Bachelor's
- Campus Location: Large Suburb
- Tenure System: No Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: Under 1,000
- Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields
- Size & Residential Status: Very Small Four-Year, Highly Residential
- 2277 Martha Berry Hwy NW
Mount Berry, GA 30149 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 41
- Highest Degree Offered: Master's
- Campus Location: Rural Fringe
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
- Size & Residential Status: Small Four-Year, Highly Residential
- 201 David-Eliza Fountain Circle
Mount Vernon, GA 30445 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 35
- Highest Degree Offered: Bachelor's
- Campus Location: Rural
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields
- Size & Residential Status: Very Small Four-Year, Primarily Residential
- 223 James P Brawley Drive, S.W.
Atlanta, GA 30314 
- Degrees or Certifications Awarded For This Program: 11
- Highest Degree Offered: Doctoral
- Historically Black College: Yes
- Campus Location: Large City
- Tenure System: Has Tenure System
- Students Enrollment: 1,000 - 4,999
- Classification: Research Universities (High Research Activity)
- Size & Residential Status: Medium Four-Year, Primarily Residential
Source: IPEDS Survey 2007-2008
