ACCREDITED DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAMS IN
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

The following is a list of accredited programs offering degrees in early childhood education through distance learning. The listing is not meant to be exhaustive, and it does not imply endorsement by the Head Start Bureau.

California College for Health Science (CCHS)
2423 Hoover Avenue
National City, CA 91950
619-477-4800
E-mail: cchsinfo@cchs.edu
http://www.cchs.edu
CCHS offers an associate's degree in Early Childhood Education entirely via correspondence.

Concordia University
Concordia School of Human Services
275 Syndicate Street North
St. Paul, MN 55104-5494
800-211-3370
E-mail: cshs@csp.edu
http://www.cshs.csp.edu
Concordia offers both a master's degree in Education with an early childhood emphasis and a bachelor's degree in Child Development on-line, after a five-day residency on campus.

Loyalist College
Early Childhood Education Distance Education Program
Wallbridge Loyalist Road
Box 4200
Belleview, Ontario K8N 5B9
613-969-1913 ext. 2-335
http://www.loyalistc.on.ca/learn/programs/ECEP.html
Loyalist offers a diploma in Early Childhood Education using a variety of media including the Internet, E-mail, workshops, projects, and a weekend session on campus.

Nova Southeastern University
Graduate School of Education
1750 N.E. 167th Street
North Miami, FL 33162-3017
1-800-986-3223 ext. 8756
http://www.nova.edu
Nova offers an Internet-based associate's degree in Early Childhood Education.

Pacific Oaks College & Children’s School
Office of Admissions
5 Westmoreland Place
Pasadena, CA 91103
800-684-0900
http://www.pacificoaks.edu
Pacific Oaks offers upper-division coursework on-line, including a bachelor's degree in Human Development, a postgraduate certificate in Early Childhood Education, and specializations for bachelor's and master's degree students. All on-line degree-seeking students are required to take at least two classes on-site.

University of Cincinnati
Early Childhood Learning Community
P.O. 210047
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0047
1-888-ECLC-NOW
http://www.ucollege.uc.edu/eclc
The Early Childhood Learning Community offers Associate's, master's, and bachelor's degrees in Early Childhood Education using satellite TV and on-line course delivery.

You can also contact the following organizations for additional information about distance learning opportunities–

Bay Mills Community College
12214 West Lakeshore
Brimley, MI 49715
906-248-3351
http://www.bmcc.edu
Bay Mills offers an associate's degree in Early Childhood Education via an on-line curriculum.

Distance Education and Training Council (DETC)
1601 18th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20009-2529
202-234-5100
http://www.detc.org

University Of Wisconsin-Extension
Small Business Development Center
432 North Lake Street, Room 423
Madison, WI 53706-1498
608-263-7794
http://www.uwex.edu/disted/catalog/

This listing is for informative purposes only. It is not meant to be a comprehensive listing of distance education programs, nor does the Head Start Bureau endorse any specific distance learning program.