Young Child Education

The Young Child Education program provides a unique opportunity for learners to complete an Associate in Science Degree at NTC, and then transfer to Bemidji State University to earn a four year teaching degree in early childhood education. Virtually all NTC credits transfer to BSU, allowing graduates to quickly finish their education and seek employment teaching infants through third graders. Please refer to NTC?s BSU partnership flyer for more information about the unique partnership between BSU and NTC. Graduates of the Young Child Education program may choose to enter the workforce as teachers in child care facilities or educational paraprofessionals in lieu of continuing their education.

This program prepares graduates to provide a safe, healthy, developmentally and culturally appropriate learning environment for children birth through age eight and develop skills for building positive relations and communicates with children, families, and co-workers. Courses in parent and professional relations, health safety, nutrition, child development, positive guidance, developmentally and culturally appropriate environment, special needs, family dynamics, and infant-toddler prepare learners to work in a variety of child care settings: family, group family, center base, infant-toddler, pre-school, and school-age care and as educational paraprofessionals providing teaching and clerical support for classroom support for classroom teachers. The program meets requirements for Teacher/Assistant Teacher as specified by Minnesota Department of Human Services Rules 9502 and 9503. Additional work experience may be required for teacher positions in licensed child care centers.