Child Care/Bilingual Early Childhood Professional Certificate (ECPC) - Preschool (5371)
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| Program Website |
http://www.pbcc.edu/childcare.xml
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| Program Description |
This Bilingual Early Childhood Professional Certificate (ECPC) program prepares the Spanish-speaking student who works with children 3 to 5 years old in a licensed child care setting for the National CDA Credential.
Students enrolled in the bilingual ECPC program will also be required to complete 45 hours of customized ESOL instruction focusing on vocabulary from the ECPC course content and child care setting.
The student will successfully complete 120 hours of formal classroom instruction delivered in Spanish and English covering the six competency goals, a 2-hour observation during Module 1 & Module 3, document 480 hours of work experience and complete all other PBCC requirements. The student will also be required to complete 45 hours of customized ESOL/ECPC instruction.
Upon completion of both programs (ECPC and ESOL) the student will be awarded a Department of Education Early Childhood Professional Certificate (ECPC) and ESOL/ECPC Certificate of Attendance.
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| Career Path Notes |
The student who has earned a Department of Education ECPC Certificate from PBCC can receive college credits toward an associate in science degree (A.S.) in Early Childhood Education. Please refer to the Early Childhood Education (A.S.) section for detailed information on the process of receiving such credits or call (561) 862-4719.
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| Admission |
These requirements must be met before registering for the Bilingual ECPC program:
PREREQUISITES:
• 40-Hour Introductory Child Care Training certification
• 10-Hour Preschool Appropriate Practices (if not included in the original 40-hour certification).
• Employed in a licensed child care setting working with children 3 to 5 years old.
• 5-Hour Emergent Literacy course
• Working knowledge of both languages
CO-REQUISITES:
Students must also register for the ESOL/ECPC modules (HEO0140, HEO0141, HEO0142) sequentially with the appropriate ECPC module (HEV0130, HEV0131, HEV0132).
High school diploma (or equivalent) and College Application submitted to PBCC
(www.pbcc.edu/admissions.xml).
The transcript must be received and accepted by the registrar before the end of Module 1 for the student to be eligible to continue in this program and register for Module 2.
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| Completion Requirements |
Students must successfully pass each ECPC module with a passing grade of A, B or C and complete all additional requirements for each of the modules; and successfully pass each ESOL/ECPC module with a passing grade of S in order to be eligible to continue in the program.
Once the student has successfully passed all modules in both programs, a Department of Education Early Childhood Professional Certificate (ECPC) and ESOL/ECPC Certificate of Attendance will be awarded.
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| Program Length |
Total Required Hours: 600.
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| Location |
The program is offered on Lake Worth campus.
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| Financial Aid |
http://www.pbcc.edu/financialaid.xml
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| Application |
http://www.pbcc.edu/admissions.xml
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| Advising |
http://www.pbcc.edu/advising.xml
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| Career Center |
http://www.pbcc.edu/career
For more information about employment opportunities including job outlook and salary information visit:
Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
O-Net Online: http://online.onetcenter.org/
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| For More Information |
Luisa Hernandez, (561) 862-4719
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