Accreditation Information
National Accreditation
The AAS Early Childhood Education Technology Program at Central Ohio Technical College is accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Early Childhood Higher Education Programs of the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). The current accreditation term runs from July 2024 through December 2026.
Program Outcome Data
Number of Program Completers
- 18AU-19AJ had 10 program completers; 30% were full-time, 70% were part-time
- 19AU-20AU had 5 program completers; 40% were full-time, 60% were part-time
- 20AU-21AU had 8 program completers; 13% were full-time, 88% were part-time*
- 21AU-22AU had 6 program completers; 0% were full-time, 100% were part-time
- 22AU-23AU had 6 program completers; 17% were full-time, 83% were part-time
*Sum of percentage exceeds 100% due to rounding
Program Completion Rate- Percentage of full-time candidates completing the program within 150% of the program’s published timeframe (2 years)
- 2015-2016 = 7 full-time students; 14% completed within 150% of published timeframe
- 2016-2017 = 3 full-time students; 33% completed within 150% of published timeframe
- 2017-2018 = 4 full-time students, 50% completed within 150% of published timeframe
- 2018-2019 = 9 full-time students, 11% completed within 150% of published timeframe
- 2019-2020 = 2 full-time students, 100% completed within 150% of published timeframe
Fall-to-Fall Retention Rate
18AU-19AU
- 33% retention rate among part-time candidates
- 80% retention rate among full-time candidates
19AU-20AU
- 50% retention rate among part-time candidates
- 40% retention rate among full-time candidates
20AU-21AU
- 50% retention rate among part-time candidates
- 0% retention rate among full-time candidates
21AU-22AU
- 0% retention rate among part-time candidates
- 33% retention rate among full-time candidates
22AU-23AU
- 67% retention rate among part-time candidates
- 40% retention rate among full-time candidates