EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Welcome to the Kellogg Community College Early Childhood Education Program
We look forward to including you as a new student in the best Early Childhood Education Program in this area. Early Childhood is a fascinating, dynamic career. We offer several education training options which include:
“Investments in quality child care and early childhood education do more than pay significant returns to children – our future citizens.
They also benefit taxpayers and enhance economic vitality. Economic research by – Nobel Prize – winners and Federal Reserve’s economists, in economic studies in dozens of states and countries,
and in longitudinal studies spanning 40 years – demonstrate that the return on public investments in high quality childhood education is substantial.”
Source: Legal Momentum’s Family Initiative and the MIT Workplace Center Conference, “Early Childhood Education for all, A Wise Investment”
- Child Development Associate (CDA) training,
- Certificate in Early Childhood Education,
- Associate Degree in Applied Science in Early Childhood Education
You may take classes online or face-to-face at locations in the counties of Barry, Branch, and Calhoun. KCC ECE students are diverse and busy. We strive to provide courses which allow students convenience without limiting quality.
If we can be of assistance to you, please do not hesitate to contact us at:
Battle Creek Main Campus 269.965.3931 Ext. 2109
Grahl Center (Coldwater) 517.278.3300 Ext. 2109
Fehsenfeld (Hastings) 269.948.9500 Ext. 2109
Eastern Academic Center (Marshall/Albion) 517.630.8169 Ext. 2109
Download our brochure for more information.
Dawn Larsen
Director of Early Childhood and Teacher Education
Our Vision: The Kellogg Community College Early Childhood Education Program (ECE) aspires to teach individuals to become the best early childhood professionals possible thereby increasing the quality of early childhood services in our communities. We base the content of the ECE courses on the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Associate Degree Standards of Best Practices.