National Association for the Education of Young Children - (NAEYC)
The scope of NAEYC’s higher education accreditation includes programs at the associate, baccalaureate, and master’s degree levels that prepare candidates to work in the early childhood education profession. The degree program must be offered at an institution of higher education that is located in a U.S. state, district, or territory and that is currently accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency that is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and/or the U.S. Department of Education.
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- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
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The institutions (programs) listed here have been accredited as of July 2022, as reported by the accrediting organization. As information about institutions (programs) that have obtained or lost their accreditation subsequent to this date has become available and verified, these institutions (programs) have been added or deleted.
| CHEA Profile | Accredited Program | City | State / Territory / Province |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Colleges of Chicago: Harold Washington College | AAS Child Development - Preschool Option | IL | |
| City Colleges of Chicago: Kennedy-King College | AAS Child Development - Preschool Education | IL | |
| City Colleges of Chicago: Malcolm X College | AAS Child Development - Preschool Education | IL | |
| City Colleges of Chicago: Olive-Harvey College | AAS Child Development Preschool Education | IL | |
| City Colleges of Chicago: Richard J. Daley College | AAS Preschool Education | IL | |
| Clackamas Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education and Family Studies | OR | |
| Clarion University of Pennsylvania | AS Early Childhood Education | PA | |
| Cleveland Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | NC | |
| Cleveland State Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | TN | |
| Coastal Carolina Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | NC | |
| College of the Canyons | AST Early Childhood Education ** | CA | |
| Collin College | AAS Early Childhood Educator | TX | |
| Colorado Mountain College | AAS Early Childhood Education | CO | |
| Community College of Allegheny County | AS Early Education and Child Development | PA | |
| Community College of Philadelphia | AA Early Childhood Education | PA | |
| Community College of Rhode Island | AA Early Childhood Education and Child Development | RI | |
| Craven Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | NC | |
| Cuyahoga Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | OH | |
| Dallas College Brookhaven Campus | AAS Child Development | TX | |
| Danville Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | VA | |
| Davidson-Davie Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | NC | |
| DeAnza College | AA Child Development | CA | |
| DeAnza College | AST Early Childhood Education | CA | |
| Del Mar College | AAS Child Development/Early Childhood | TX | |
| Delaware County Community College | AA Early Childhood Education | PA | |
| Delta College | AAA Child Development | MI | |
| Denmark Technical College | AAS Early Care and Education | SC | |
| Durham Technical Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | NC | |
| Dyersburg State Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | TN | |
| East Tennessee State University | BS Early Childhood Development (Early Care and Education) | TN | |
| East Tennessee State University | MA Early Childhood Education (Master Teacher and Research Concentration) | TN | |
| Fayetteville State University | BS Birth-Kindergarten -Teaching | NC | |
| Fayetteville State University | BS Birth-Kindergarten - Non-Teaching | NC | |
| Florida Gateway College | AS Early Childhood Education | FL | |
| Front Range Community College | AA Early Childhood Education for Transfer | CO |