Early Childhood Education Credit

Our Bates Home and Family Life faculty members will be offering the First Year, Early Childhood Education classes to our affiliated cooperative preschool members as part of your affiliation with Bates Technical College, for the 2011-2012, school year.  ECE - First Year instruction provides students with the skills to work as entry-level child care/early education teachers.  Classes include lecture, discussion and hands-on learning opportunities.

To receive credit for classes, students will be required to register through their Bates Instructor, purchase a text book, attend classes and complete assigned coursework before the end of each quarter.  Students will earn college credits for completed ECE classes.

Bates will offer two of the following ECE classes each quarter:

	WINTER 2011/12
109E	ECE 106  GROWTH/DEVELOPMENT/LEARN	MARSHA HOLAND	11/29-2/16, T/Th, 12-2:30 p.m.
109F	ECE 107  PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT	SANDY MANTHOU	12/3-2/18, Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
109C	ECE 103  STARS	VARIES	1/28-2/11, Saturday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
109L	ECE 103  STARS  (HYBRID)	TINA SMITH-KLAH	1/10&1/24, Tuesday, 7-8 p.m.
	SPRING 2012
109G	ECE 108  EMOTIONAL/SOC/DVLPMNT	PAT LEBLANC	2/23-5/10, T/Th, 12-2:30 p.m.
109J	ECE 110  COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT	RACHEL SAXTON	2/27-5/9, M/W, 6-8:30 p.m.
109C	ECE 103  STARS	VARIES	4/14-4/28, Saturday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
	SUMMER 2012
109H	ECE 109  CHILD GUIDANCE	JOAN RAPKOCH	5/15-7/24, T/Th, 12-2:30 p.m.
109C	ECE 103  STARS	VARIES	7/7-7/21, Saturday, 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

 Students registering for the ECE classes will need to purchase the text book, “Early Childhood Education” by Eva L Essa and a student ID card.  The Instructor will give you information about purchasing the textbook.         

Registration for continuing students starts:          Oct. 26^th

Registration for waitlisted students starts:           Nov. 2^nd

Registration for new students starts:                      Nov. 9^th

BATES TECHNICAL COLLEGE

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - PROFESSIONAL-AFFILIATE

 How to Register for Classes:
FIRST: Take CASAS test by contacting Lynn Neal at 253-680-7274.
THEN: Send in an ECE registration form with your CASAS scores and Bates registration form to the H&FL Office. (253-680-7500 or 7503)

VISIT: www.bates.ctc.edu/MyBates and click on New Student Orientation for the online orientation.

WE WILL:  register you for classes which will generate your Bates email address.  An email address will be comprised of your first initial then last name @bates.ctc.edu. For email information, go to www.bates.ctc.edu/MyBates. You will get class information sent to you at your Bates email address.

THEN:

1.            Show up by the second class or you will be dropped.

2.            Develop an education plan during the first two quarters, Dan Eberle, Career Specialist will work with you.

3.            Register online for class each subsequent quarter. The ECE instructor will let students know when to register for the next class.  Registration dates are published in the quarterly schedule and on the Bates website (www.bates.ctc.edu).

ONGOING- BEFORE YOU START THE SECOND YEAR:

·         If you plan on going on to the second year ECE classes, attend an information session at least two quarters before you are going to start the second year ECE classes.  Dates and times are published in the quarterly schedule and on the Bates website (www.bates.ctc.edu).

·         Apply for financial aid online at www.bates.ctc.edu/financialaid.  For Financial Aid questions call 253-680-7020.

·         Scholarships from Washington State Child Care Resource & Referral Network- for information go to www.childcarenet.org.

·         WAIT LIST for second year- Call 680-7002 to make an appointment with the career advisor and bring with you your CASAS or COMPASS scores and pay an application fee to be put on a wait list.

·         Complete the registration and enrollment form with your career advisor (Dan Eberle).  Tuition and fees are due at this time.  If you have any type of funding that is going to cover the cost of your class the career advisor will sign your registration off at that time.