CCC Education Program Among Top 30 in Nation for Associate Degrees

Camden County College awards more associate degrees in education than all but 29 of the other two- and four-year institutions that award associate degrees in education in the United States, according to an annual analysis of federal Department of Education data conducted by Community College Week newspaper.

Using statistics from the 2013-14 term, the most recent available, the study found that Camden County College ranks 30th nationwide, tied with Henry Ford Community College in Michigan, in terms of associate degree completion in the area of education. That year, CCC awarded 85 degrees in education.

Camden County College offers an associate in science degree in elementary and secondary education. The program of study is equivalent to the first two years of a baccalaureate degree in elementary and secondary education and features a curriculum based on New Jersey State Teacher Certification requirements that is designed to facilitate transfer into bachelor’s degree studies in education at a four-year college or university. Those who complete the CCC program but choose not to continue into a baccalaureate program would still qualify for jobs as group teachers, substitute teachers and teacher’s aides.

CCC was the first two-year college in the world to establish a chapter of Kappa Delta Pi International Honor Society in Education and later became the first community college chapter to win KDP’s National Program Award. In addition, faculty advisor Jane Weber has won the honor society’s Community College Counselor Award and received its 10-year service award.

The College also is a respected regional resource for post-baccalaureate study for state-certified educators. Its Center for Civic Leadership and Responsibility offers a range of lectures, seminars, mini-courses and courses that cater to teachers’ professional development needs. The College also offers the New Pathways program, which allows those trained in other professions to acquire the qualifications necessary for them to change careers and become educators.

For more information about CCC’s elementary and secondary education associate degree program, contact Weber by telephone at (856) 227-7200, ext. 4766, or via email at jweber@camdencc.edu.