2025 Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

If you pursue a associate degree in early childhood education, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #16 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the best for associate degree seekers in the field of early childhood education. Combined, these schools handed out 296 associate degrees in early childhood education to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Early Childhood Education School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of early childhood education for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on early childhood education students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other early childhood education students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized early childhood education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for early childhood education students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Early Childhood Education Schools

The child development school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Early Childhood Education Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Early Childhood Education in Pennsylvania

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in early childhood education.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Child development

1

Harrisburg Area Community College
Harrisburg, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

74 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in early childhood education needs to take a look at Harrisburg Area Community College. Located in the small city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Harrisburg Area Community College

2

Delaware County Community College
Media, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

58 Annual Graduates

Delaware County Community College is a great decision for individuals interested in an associate degree in early childhood education. Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Media.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Delaware County Community College

3

Northampton County Area Community College
Bethlehem, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

39 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in early childhood education has to check out Northampton County Area Community College. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the suburb of Bethlehem.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Northampton County Area Community College

4

Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

67 Annual Graduates

Bucks County Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in early childhood education. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Bucks County Community College

5

Lehigh Carbon Community College
Schnecksville, PA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

23 Annual Graduates

Located in the rural area of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in early childhood education from Lehigh Carbon Community College

Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Early Childhood Education Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	429	67
New Jersey	249	24
Maryland	221	267
Delaware	96	2
District of Columbia	46	5

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Rankings in Majors Related to Child development

Early Childhood Education is one of 13 different types of Teacher Education Grade Specific programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Child development

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Elementary Education	114
Secondary Education	38
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching	22
Teacher Education	21
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching	3
Teacher Development & Methodology	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Vgrigas. More about our data sources and methodologies.