Rio Salado offers a wide variety of Certificates of Completion (CCL) designed to assist you with your professional development needs.

1. The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Adolescent Development will prepare individuals to enter the human development, or child and family organizations field at the paraprofessional level. Students at a paraprofessional level can expect to find employment opportunities in adoption and foster care, crisis intervention programs, group and halfway houses, social service agencies (both private and State/local government), facilities for the disabled and developmentally challenged individuals, community mental health clinics, psychiatric facilities, shelters and other child and family, community-based organizations.

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2. The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Adult Development and Aging will prepare individuals to enter the family life education, human development, field at the paraprofessional level. Students at a paraprofessional level can expect to find employment opportunities in adult day care centers, hospice care, senior citizen centers, social service agencies (both private and State/local government), and other child and family, community-based organizations.

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3. The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Child and Family Organization Management and Administration will prepare individuals to enter the family life education, human development, or child and family organizations field at the paraprofessional management level. Students at a paraprofessional level can expect to find employment opportunities within management and administration of programs such as: adoption and foster care, adult day care centers, crisis intervention programs, group and halfway houses, hospice care, senior citizen centers, social service agencies (both private and State/local government), facilities for the disabled and developmentally challenged individuals, community mental health clinics, psychiatric facilities, shelters and other child and family, community-based organizations.

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4. The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Parent Education will prepare individuals to enter the family life education with a focus on parent education. Students at a paraprofessional level can expect to find employment opportunities in adoption and foster care, crisis intervention programs, social service agencies (both private and State/local government), and other child and family, community-based organizations.

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5. The Academic Certificate (AC) in Early Childhood Education is designed to provide students with an understanding of universal concepts and basic practices which are the foundation for early childhood care and education. Rio Salado’s Academic Certificate Meets SUCCEEDS Practitioner Career Level IIIB.

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Rio Salado College Early Childhood Education courses are offered in-person through the Weekend College and online.

For additional information regarding Early Childhood Undergraduate and Professional Development programs, contact Rio Salado College Student Enrollment Services at 480-517-8580 or e-mail . To register for Early Childhood Education courses, please visit the Rio Salado College class schedule