The Child Development and Early Education Associate in Applied Arts Degree at Lansing Community College is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. The accreditation term runs from 03/2025 to 03/2032.
As part of the program's achieving and maintaining NAEYC accreditation, it must report annually on the following measures and display these data on its website.
Academic Year Number of program completers Percentage of program completers who were attending full-time (at the time of completion) Percentage of program completers who were attending part-time (at the time of completion) Percentage of program completers not enrolled (at the time of graduation) 2024-2025 8% 75% 17% 2023-2024 17% 67% 16% 2022-2023 8% 58% 33% Note: This table references students earning a degree in Child Development and Early
Education within the timeframe listed and disaggregates by enrollment status (12 or
more credits = full-time; less than 12 = part-time) during the semester the award
(major code 1637 or 1253) was conferred. Please note that students are not always
enrolled at the time of graduation. Academic year in which a Fall cohort of full-time candidates enrolled in the program (select three sequential years) Percentage of those candidates who completed the program within 150% of the published
timeframe Percentage of those candidates who completed the program within 100% (exactly the
published timeframe) 2022 0% 0% 2021 15% 8% 2020 31% 31% Note: Cohorts were defined by students taking CHDV 100/111 for the first time in a
given fall. If a student took CHDV 100/111 in multiple falls, their first fall attempt
is considered the start of their time in the program. A student's full-time or part-time
status is determined based on the number of credits they took during their first fall.
12 or more credits = full-time; less than 12 = part-time. A student was denoted as
having graduated/received an award in the program if they received either the Associate's
degree with major code 1637 or 1253. Academic Year Outcome Measure Performance Data 2024-2025 Average GPA at graduation 3.5 2023-2024 Average GPA at graduation 3.5 2022-2023 Average GPA at graduation 3.4 Note: students are not always enrolled at time of graduation. If a student is not
enrolled, their cumulative GPA as of their most recent term prior to graduating was
used. NAEYC Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators Percentage of Candidates Meeting the Standard (Summer 2023- Spring 2024) Standard 1: Child Development and Learning in Context 91% Standard 2: Family–Teacher Partnerships and Community Connections 97% Standard 3: Child Observation, Documentation, and Assessment 89% Standard 4: Developmentally, Culturally, and Linguistically Appropriate Teaching Practices 92% Standard 5: Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academic Content in the Early
Childhood Curriculum 94% Standard 6: Professionalism as an Early Childhood Educator 96%Outcome Measure #1:
The Number of Program Completers
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Outcome Measure #2:
The Program Completion Rate
Outcome Measure #3:
Institutional Selected Data
Candidate Learning Outcomes & Performance Data

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