Rio Salado College (RSC) has established an online collaborative educational partnership with Northcentral University (NCU) to offer Rio Salado undergraduate early childhood education students two degree pathways leading to a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) degree: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Special Education and Early Childhood Business Administration. Students who wish to earn a Bachelor’s Degree now have the opportunity to transfer up to 90 semester hour credits from Rio Salado to Northcentral University. The remaining 30 undergraduate upper division semester credits of course work needed to complete the Bachelor of Education degree are taken 100% online from Northcentral University.

At the B.Ed. level: Meets SUCCEEDS Practitioner Career Level VA.

Click here for the RSC/NCU Partnership check sheets for Early Childhood and Early Childhood Business Administration. 

Rio Salado’s Early Childhood Education program coursework for the Early Childhood Business Administration Degree meets the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) as outlined in the Program Administrator Definitions and Competencies listed by the NAEYC.

Rio Salado’s Early Childhood Education program coursework also meets the educational qualifications of Program Administrators and Teaching Staff candidacy requirements.

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