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Education & Early Childhood community-college programs in Pennsylvania

16 community colleges in Pennsylvania report awarding credentials in Education & Early Childhood. Early childhood and paraeducator pathways, plus transfer routes into four-year teaching degrees. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Education & Early Childhood program in Pennsylvania, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Pennsylvania public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Pennsylvania published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for Pennsylvania and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Northern Pennsylvania Regional CollegeWarren19%
  2. Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca8%
  3. Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown7%
  4. Delaware County Community CollegeMedia7%
  5. Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown6%
  6. Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem6%
  7. Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville6%
  8. Butler County Community CollegeButler4%
  9. Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell4%
  10. Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg4%
  11. Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood4%
  12. Manor CollegeJenkintown4%
  13. Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia3%
  14. Reading Area Community CollegeReading2%
  15. Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke1%
  16. Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh0%

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