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 March 2023, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aiken Technical College | AAS Early Care and Education | Graniteville | SC |
| Arapahoe Community College | AA Early Childhood Teacher Education | Littleton | CO |
| Ashland Community and Technical College | AAS Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education | Ashland | KY |
| CT State Community College - Asnuntuck Campus | AS Early Childhood Education | Enfield | CT |
| Auburn University | BS Human Development and Family Studies (Early Childhood Development) | Auburn University | AL |
| Augusta Technical College | AAS Early Childhood Care and Education | Augusta | GA |
| Austin Community College | AAS Child Care and Development | Austin | TX |
| Baker College | AAS Early Childhood Education | Flint | MI |
| Bates Technical College | AAST Early Childhood Education | Tacoma | WA |
| Bay de Noc Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | Escanaba | MI |
| Blue Ridge Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | Flat Rock | NC |
| Calhoun Community College | AAS Child Development | Tanner | AL |
| California Polytechnic State University, Pomona | BA Early Childhood Studies | Pomona | CA |
| Cape Cod Community College | AS Early Childhood Education Career Option | West Barnstable | MA |
| Cape Cod Community College | AS Early Childhood Education Transfer Compact | West Barnstable | MA |
| Cape Fear Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | Wilmington | NC |
| CT State Community College - Capital Campus | AS Early Childhood Education | Hartford | CT |
| CT State Community College - Capital Campus | AA CSCU Pathway Transfer Degree: Early Childhood Teacher Credentialing Studies ECTC Level A | Hartford | CT |
| Casper College | AA Early Childhood Education | Casper | WY |
| Central Arizona College | AAS Early Childhood Education | Coolidge | AZ |
| Central Carolina Technical College | AAS Early Care and Education | Sumter | SC |
| Central Michigan University | BSEd Early Childhood Development and Learning Major - Provisional Elementary Certification | Mount Pleasant | MI |
| Central Michigan University | BAA Early Childhood Development and Learning Major | Mount Pleasant | MI |
| Central Michigan University | BS Early Childhood Development and Learning Major | Mount Pleasant | MI |
| Central Ohio Technical College | AAS Early Childhood Education Technology | Newark | OH |
| Central Piedmont Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | Charlotte | NC |
| Chabot College | AA Early Childhood Development | Hayward | CA |
| Charles Stewart Mott Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | Flint | MI |
| Chattanooga State Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | Chattanooga | TN |
| Chippewa Valley Technical College | AAS Early Childhood Education | Eau Claire | WI |
| Cincinnati State Technical and Community College | AAS Early Childhood Education | Cincinnati | OH |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S. Truman College | AAS Child Development - Preschool Education | Chicago | IL |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College | AAS Child Development - Preschool Education | Chicago | IL |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Malcolm X College | AAS Child Development - Preschool Education | Chicago | IL |
| City Colleges of Chicago-Olive-Harvey College | AAS Child Development Preschool Education | Chicago | IL |