Associate Degree
Middle Grades Education
An affordable path to prepare for a career in Middle Grades Education, this associate’s program transfers to a bachelor’s degree.
Talk to an Enrollment CoachThe Middle Education program prepares students for transfer to education programs at four-year institutions. It provides them with fundamental knowledge, competencies, and skills necessary to teach by emphasizing contemporary theory and research. Students participate in diverse field experiences and receive content preparation in two subject areas for middle grades education.
What You Will Learn
Students will examine and understand the issues facing schools in today’s diverse society, including socioeconomic distinctions, gender, race, ethnicity, special education and the changing standards for future educators.
Students will explain the implications of current issues and trends relating to the education profession community for classroom practice.
Students will analyze specific psychological theories by examining teaching and learning processes.
About
The Middle Education program prepares students for transfer to education programs at four-year institutions. It provides them with fundamental knowledge, competencies, and skills necessary to teach by emphasizing contemporary theory and research. Students participate in diverse field experiences and receive content preparation in two subject areas for middle grades education.
Program Benefits
Students graduating with an Associate Degree in Middle Grades Education are qualified to become paraprofessionals (with an exam), teacher assistants, writers, library assistants, day care instructors, tutors, etc. In addition, students will amass transferrable skills in communication, time management, critical thinking, problem solving, planning/organization, leadership, and interpersonal skills. Students graduating with a 4-year degree in middle grades education and pass the Georgia Assessment for the Certification of Educators (GACE) exam (this type of test has a different name for each state) will be qualified to teach in grades 4-8. In addition, students with this degree may work as a day care instructor, GED instructor, vocational education instructor, teacher assistant, pre-school instructor, be a presenter from a textbook or children’s toy company or an educational vendor/company, training director for large companies, library assistant, or technical school instructor. Students may obtain additional education (Master’s Degree, Specialist Degree, Doctorate Degree) or certificates in areas such as counseling, technology, media, English as a Second Language (ESOL), and special education in order to become school administrators, counselors, instructional technologists, librarians, ESOL teachers, or special education teachers.
Program Cost
Average Cost for Degree:
$13,965 – $15,582
Humanities and Education Division Chair:
Degree Program Coordinator:
June Underwood, junderwood@gmc.edu
Division Chair:
AnaLisa Ciufffetelli, aciuffetelli@gmc.edu
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