Is Anyone Attending College?

[MissAnn]

i'm getting ready to begin my CDA. not really college, but its a start

Yes it really is college! I just renewed my CDA....(you have to after 3 years)....and let me tell you this....it was so easy! This one will last 5 years. so worth it! Good luck to you!

[snbauser]

I am working on my AA in ECE through our local community college. I take most of my classes online even though the college is 5 min away because it works with my schedule. I can only handle 2 classes a semester and am still a few years away. The tough part will be when I have to do my internship at another facility. It will take some creative scheduling.

[DCMomOf3]

I have not, but I will. I have a feeling MIoA is going to be beyond my budget =(

http://www.mcad.edu/

i don't know if it's really lower but the site says tuition is lower than most for art schools.

[childcarebytori]

First-time poster here, but I thought I'd just jump in.

I am working towards my AA in ECE online through Rasmussen College. I've been at it for almost a year and will complete my degree in September. The cost of tuition I will be paying equals to around $13,000, including the cost of books but not yet excluding the grants I receive for taking 14+ credits a semester ($200 to $500 in grants). I am obtaining by degree to further my knowledge and because daycare parents are always happy to see the actual proof that I am qualified .

[QualiTcare]

I'm working on my BSN in nursing. I have a BS in Early Childhood Development with a teaching license and that took four years. I went to a traditional school, but took some of my general ed. courses online and some evening classes. I stopped doing childcare last year (i never intended it to be a permanent job) and had to take a couple pre-requisites to enter the nursing program this year. The nursing program is accelerated (18 months) since I have a bachelor's and the general ed. courses behind me already. I'll graduate next year and immediately start working bc I got a scholarship through the local hospital.

[Blackcat31]

I'm thinking about starting online school in the fall for an AS in legal assistant or paralegal. Not sure if I will or not. Its expensive but I dont want to do nursing anymore and I know I will not do daycare when my kids are in school so I am planning for then.

I went college for this same thing years ago BEFORE I got lost in the childcare field and just wanted to give you a heads up.... the para legal/legal assistant field is ALOT of work! ALOT of reading and researching and writing. I think I lived at our local law library...I was in college full time and had a 3 year old and was pregnant at the time. My DH helped with the kids/house alot too but...if I had to do it again, I wouldn't while my kids were so young... It was just too much. I am also a very motivated person who sleeps VERY little so I was surprised it was so much for me. I am definately NOT trying to discourage you at all because I still LOVE the field, I just wanted to warn you that it is more work than I ever imagined it would be...

[VanessaEO]

I'm in college. Technically right now, I'm still working on my undergrad/core classes. I should have the equivalent of an AS in May.

My current plan is to go into Psych... but I go back and forth between psych and ECE. But I'm not sure I want to be in the childcare industry for a long period of time.

For right now, I'm committed to daycare until my last baby goes to school. And that baby isn't quite conceived yet. LOL

[cillybean83]

i'm back in school getting my bachelor's in early childhood education...and i just BOMBED an art history test....blech!

[MarinaVanessa]

I am. I enrolled in our community college for this spring. I also had the opportunity to receive a stipend if I took Child Development courses so that was nice. I wanted to get my AA in Child Development but I can get my assistant teacher permit and move up the matrix while I do that so why not? Obviously I'm taking child development courses for my current profesion.

I just started this spring and I'm taking one online class because it was the only one that available that worked with my schedule. [/QUOTE]

[countrymom]

anyone in canada doing ece online/correspondance. I want to get my ece but I don't have time for inschooling.