Directory of Early Childhood Programs at Iowa Colleges and Universities
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DIRECTORY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AT IOWA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Date: 2018 December DIRECTORY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AT IOWA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES All information in this directory is gathered from the educational institutions; however, the reader should not assume information is official or final. The Iowa Association for the Education of Young Children does not assume responsibility for errors, and all information is subject to change without notice. Links from this directory to external websites are provided as a service. 2 | Page DIRECTORY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AT IOWA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Table of Contents IOWA ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN ................................................................. 5 GLOSSARY OF TERMS .......................................................................................................................................... 7 INDEX OF PROGRAM OFFERINGS BY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION .............................................................. 8 DIRECTORY MAP ............................................................................................................................................... 10 COMMUNITY COLLEGES ................................................................................................................................... 11 DES MOINES AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ................................................................................................ 11 EASTERN IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT ..................................................................................... 15 HAWKEYE COMMUNITY COLLEGE ............................................................................................................... 20 INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE ........................................................................................................ 25 IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE ......................................................................................................29 IOWA LAKES COMMUNITY COLLEGE ........................................................................................................... 33 IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE .................................................................................................... 37 KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE ............................................................................................................. 42 NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE .............................................................................................. 47 NORTHEAST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE................................................................................................. 51 NORTHWEST IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ................................................................................................ 56 SOUTHEASTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE ..................................................................................................... 61 SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE .................................................................................................... 65 WESTERN IOWA TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE .......................................................................................... 70 IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGE ONLINE CONSORTIUM ................................................................................... 75 IOWA COMMUNITY COLLEGES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ALLIANCE ..............................................76 UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES ........................................................................................................................ 78 3 | Page DIRECTORY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AT IOWA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY .......................................................................................................................... 78 DORDT COLLEGE ...........................................................................................................................................84 DRAKE UNIVERSITY ..................................................................................................................................... 89 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY – GPIDEA - ONLINE ....................................................................................... 94 IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY – LICENSURE ................................................................................................... 99 Iowa State University – Non-Licensure ......................................................................... 104 IOWA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY .................................................................................................................. 109 LORAS COLLEGE .......................................................................................................................................... 115 LUTHER COLLEGE ....................................................................................................................................... 121 MOUNT MERCY UNIVERSITY ..................................................................................................................... 126 NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE ........................................................................................................................ 131 SAINT AMBROSE UNIVERSITY .................................................................................................................... 138 SIMPSON COLLEGE ...................................................................................................................................... 143 UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE ......................................................................................................................... 148 UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA ............................................................................................................ 153 UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY .......................................................................................................................... 158 WARTBURG COLLEGE ................................................................................................................................. 163 TEACHER LICENSURE INFORMATION FROM THE IOWA BOARD OF EDUCATIONAL EXAMINERS (BOEE) .........................................................................................................................................168 INDEX OF EC ENDORSEMENTS OR BACHELOR DEGREES OFFERED BY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ............................................................................................................................................... 170 T.E.A.C.H. EARLY CHILDHOOD® IOWA ................................................................................ 172 OTHER SCHOLARSHIP OR FINANCIAL AID OPPORTUNITIES ...................................................................... 174 4 | Page DIRECTORY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS AT IOWA COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Thank you for your interest in early childhood higher education in Iowa! The Iowa early care and education landscape continues to change, shifting from an emphasis on minimum requirements to an expectation of high quality services, often requiring programs to meet educational standards. The early care and education workforce are seeking CDA credentials, degrees in early childhood education, teaching licenses, and early childhood endorsements. This workforce needs coursework offered online, and scheduled during evenings and weekends that help them continue working in early care and education, while they move along an educational/career pathway, earning. They need specific training in infant-toddler care and education, in administration, curriculum and assessment, and special needs. Nationally, demand is also shifting, from supporting minimum requirements to focus on system development work to ensure quality programs and services are in place. An Institute of Medicine report released in 2015 challenges us to consider higher education as a requirement for every caregiver and teacher of a child, beginning at birth. We want early childhood teachers who are both qualified and effective, working in secure and nurturing early care and education environments. We want a diverse workforce representative of the children and families they are serving. This workforce is currently educating young children who will be entering institutions of higher education, or the workforce themselves, 10+ years from now. Early Childhood Iowa and Iowa AEYC, together with other partners, are engaged in professional development system building work. This work should create even more demand for higher education for our field. We also hope a clearly defined system, with clear pathways and choices for our workforce, will lead us all to best practices, and create a valued, professional, and fairly compensated early care and education field. T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® IOWA is a comprehensive scholarship program that provides the early care and education workforce with access to educational opportunities leading to degrees, licenses, and credentials in early childhood education, and helps to establish a well-qualified, fairly compensated, and stable workforce for the young children in our state. T.E.A.C.H. requires compensation increases as child care providers complete increased levels of formal education. Through T.E.A.C.H., providers can work toward credentials and degrees in early childhood education and immediately use that knowledge in their early care and education setting. Since 2003, over 2,000 practitioners