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PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR FOUNDATION

Certificate of Specialization



Program Details

The Paraprofessional Educator Foundation Certificate of Specialization provides foundational courses for Paraprofessional Educators who will generally assist teachers in the classroom, supervise students outside of the classroom, or provide administrative support for teaching. Other positions/titles include classroom aides, special education aides, school library technical assistants, and tutors. The next step in the teaching profession after earning this certificate, is to complete the Paraprofessional Educator/Pre-teaching Certificate of Achievement and then Associate's degree that will further prepare students to work as Paraprofessionals in kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) school settings. If only earning this certificate, students must pair this certificate with the Paraprofessional Examination in order to gain employment as a Paraeducator.

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PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR FOUNDATION Pathways

Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2023-2024. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?

Featured Careers

Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

All Careers in PARAPROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR FOUNDATION (13)

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through SecondaryCertificate after master's, Master's degreeDeclining104,070
Education Administrators, PostsecondaryMaster's degree, Doctoral degreeStable103,960
Education Teachers, PostsecondaryDoctoral degreeStable72,090
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree, Master's degreeDeclining64,580
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical EducationBachelor's degree, Certificate after collegeDeclining62,970
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree, Master's degreeDeclining62,340
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special EducationBachelor's degree, Master's degreeDeclining61,430
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and DaycareAssociate's degree, High school diploma/GEDDeclining56,270
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education- n/aStable37,120
Education Administrators, All Other- n/a- n/a
Teachers and Instructors, All Other- n/a- n/a
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education- n/aDeclining
Teaching Assistants, Special Education- n/aDeclining

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Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.

  1. Analyze major developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence in the areas of cognitive, biosocial, psychosocial and language development using standard research methodologies.
  2. Critically assess how educational, political, and socioeconomic factors directly impact the lives of children and families.
  3. Critically assess the components of linguistically and culturally relevant, inclusive, age-appropriate, anti-bias approaches in promoting optimum learning and development.
  4. Discuss teaching strategies and approaches appropriate for students of diverse, needs, abilities and backgrounds.