Program Overview
Southwestern Illinois College offers a variety of Early Childhood Education (ECE) certificate options designed to help you build professional skills and advance your career in the early learning field. SWIC is proud to be an entitled institution through Gateways to Opportunity: Illinois Professional Development Program, which recognizes colleges and universities authorized to award state-recognized credentials in early childhood education.
Through the ECE Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree and related certificate programs, students have the opportunity to earn the following Gateways to Opportunity Credentials:
These credentials demonstrate your commitment to quality care and education for young children and enhance your employability in licensed child care and early learning settings. To earn your Gateways credentials you must submit a Gateways Gateway Credential application. For more information about credential requirements and pathways, please visit Gateways to Opportunity: Illinois Professional Development Program.
Course Requirements
Refer to the following suggested curricula and the graduation requirements as a guide for completing each program.
For more information, please contact the program coordinator, the student success administrator, or fill out the form on the contact page.
Yvette Schultz, MA
ECE Program Coordinator
yvette.schultz@swic.edu
BCLA 2022
Hannah Howell, MPA
ECE Student Success Administrator
hannah.howell@swic.edu
