Child Development and Educational Studies
Associate in Arts
Program Details
The Child Development and Educational Studies Associate in Arts Degree (CDES AA) prepares students for employment as teachers or teacher's assistants in private preschools or children's centers. This degree also prepares students majoring in CDES for transfer to a four-year institution. The CDES AA degree, in conjunction with CDES 225 F: Early Childhood Student Teaching Practicum, and the required minimum number of hours of field experience will meet the Title V Child Development Teacher Permit requirement. In many of the courses included in the CDES AA degree, student's study, observe and learn utilizing the Child Development Laboratory Instructional Classrooms. A minimum grade of C is required in each course taken. The Child Development and Educational Studies Associate in Arts Degree includes 21 units.
Child Development and Educational Studies Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026.
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Art Therapists
Master's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 38,840
- High salary: 120,050
- Average salary: 65010
Childcare Workers
High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 22,900
- High salary: 44,560
- Average salary: 32050
Clinical Neuropsychologists
Post-doctoral training
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 51,410
- High salary: 163,570
- Average salary: 117580
All Careers in Child Development and Educational Studies (11)
| Clinical Neuropsychologists | Post-doctoral training | Stable | 117,580 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuropsychologists | Post-doctoral training, Doctoral degree | Stable | 117,580 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Stable | 77,280 |
| Education Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree | Stable | 72,090 |
| Art Therapists | Master's degree | Rising | 65,010 |
| Music Therapists | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 65,010 |
| Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Declining | 62,340 |
| Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Declining | 61,430 |
| Farm and Home Management Educators | Master's degree, Bachelor's degree | Declining | 58,120 |
| Childcare Workers | High school diploma/GED, Associate's degree | Rising | 32,050 |
| Nannies | High school diploma/GED, Some college | Rising | 32,050 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Analyze and apply human development theory to observation and practice.
- Analyze and think critically about the teacher's comprehensive role in early learning and development settings.
- Assess and challenge issues of bias that children, individuals and families experience.
- Design quality early childhood programs and curriculum.
- Know and understand the established as well as recent theories of child development
- Recognize and evaluate the interrelationships of the child, family, school and greater community.