Childhood Education - Mathematics, A.S.
It All Adds Up at DCC
Learn to be the best math teacher you can be — and let us teach you how. In partnership with SUNY New Paltz, DCC has straightened your path to becoming a certified early childhood educator in mathematics.
credits
degrees: Apply your AS to a BS from SUNY New Paltz
years to full teaching certification
What You'll Study in the Early Childhood/Childhood Education Mathematics Concentration
At DCC, you'll learn to teach a variety of math disciplines to the world’s youngest pupils. Through early childhood/childhood education coursework, you'll also build foundational knowledge in the principles and practices of early childhood education today.
Our program is jointly registered with SUNY New Paltz, laying out a clear path from your associate to a bachelor's and, finally, to full New York State teaching certification.
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MAT 107: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers
An introduction to problem solving as it relates to the number system.
MAT 107: Geometry for Elementary Teachers
Topics include spatial visualization, measurement and transformational geometry.
EED 103: Early Childhood/Childhood Observation
Learn about children from preschool through upper elementary through a series of guided
observations
Where Do Education Grads Go?
Transform your associate degree into a bachelor’s degree. DCC grads have successfully gone on to four-year programs at:
- Marist College
- Mount Saint Mary
- SUNY Albany
- SUNY Canton
- SUNY Oswego
- SUNY New Paltz
Graduates of the Early Childhood and Elementary Education program at DCC have been employed in various daycare centers, early learning programs, private schools and local school districts located within our community and beyond!
- New York City Department of Education
- Louis Greenspan Daycare Center
- Acorns to Oaks Daycare Center
- Wimpfheimer Nursery School at Vassar College
- Day One Early Learning Center
- Randolph School
- Astor Head Start
- BARD Community Children’s Center
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Email: admissions@sunydutchess.edu
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Poughkeepsie, NY 12601