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1/21/2010
TCL announces national accreditation of its early care and education associate degree program
The Technical College of the Lowcountry recently earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Commission on Early Childhood Associate Degree Accreditation.
“This is a great accomplishment for the college,” said Karen Vido, Program Coordinator for TCL’s Early Care and Education program. “Accreditation not only establishes professional preparation standards to raise the quality of teacher education, but consequently raises the quality of early childhood education programs serving young children.”
Another benefit of NAEYC Accreditation is that it will allow credits from TCL’s early childhood development classes to transfer to four-year institutions, Vido said.
NAEYC accreditation recognizes associate degree programs in colleges and universities that demonstrate evidence of meeting NAEYC's professional preparation standards. Currently, 166 associate degree programs are enrolled in the accreditation system, from 36 different states. The accreditation system opened to public application in April 2006, according to the NAEYC web site.
The accreditation process usually takes at least two years from application for an eligibility review, to submission of the program self-study report, to the peer review site visit, and the Commission decision.
Early childhood education is among the fastest-growing occupations in the nation,” TCL Dean of Arts and Sciences Jenni Campbell said. “TCL is at the forefront of training and preparing those who teach our youngest of children. TCL is truly a leader in early childhood professional teacher preparation.”
For more information about TCL’s early care and education program, please contact Karen Vido at 843.525.8329 or kvido@tcl.edu.
Contact: Leigh Copeland
Office: 843- 525-8231
Email: lcopeland@tcl.edu
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