| Early Care & Education Program |  |
Signal Peak Campus | Superstition Mountain Campus |
**ECE classes in Spanish are available for student located in the Southern part of Arizona and Nogales area only. Summer and Fall schedule coming soon!
*Get ahead and check out the ECE upcoming schedules!
The Early Care and Education (ECE) Program at Central Arizona College is an excellent choice for anyone who is pursuing credit for the CDA credential, a Certificate of Completion in ECE, an Associates of Applied Science degree in Early Childhood or wants to begin a transfer pathway for their coursework towards a Bachelor’s Degree.
If you are a Child Care Provider or work in a Child Care Center you may be qualified for assistance. The Professional Career Pathway Project (PCPP) may help pay for tuition and textbooks for ECE classes!
Areas of Specialization for certificates and degrees include:
- Infant /Toddler
- Preschool
- School-Age
- Family Childcare
- Management
We offer a variety of instructional formats including:
- On-site classes (in Pinal County)
- Online classes (with an online orientation that helps you get started with online coursework)
- Distance Learning using interactive television
- Self-paced study
- Traditional classrooms and seminars
- Evening and weekend classes
In addition, we can customize instruction upon request.
Contact Barbara Mezzio (barbara.mezzio@centralaz.edu) for information on our extensive early childhood and preschool programs.