- Community of interest
- Social/Behavioral Science & Communication
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- PARAEDUC.CC
- Department
- FCOX Skill Builder
- CIP code
- 13.1501: Teacher Assistant/Aide.
- TOP code
- 0802.00 - Educational Aide (Teacher Assistant)*
Program detailsAward, code, department, CIP/TOP
Program Snapshot
- Community of interest
- SBSC Social/Behavioral Science & Communication
- Award
- Certificate
- Program code
- PARAEDUC.CC
- Department
- FCOX Skill Builder
- CIP code
- 13.1501: Teacher Assistant/Aide.
- TOP code
- 0802.00 - Educational Aide (Teacher Assistant)*
Next Steps
Certificate — expand to learn about this award
A short-cycle credential built around a specific skill or job role. Useful as an entry point to a field, a step toward a larger credential, or a way to round out an existing degree.
Financial aid note. Courses taken solely to complete a Certificate of Completion are not eligible for financial aid.
Semester-by-Semester Map
Term 1
Class Schedules
course details
This course covers issues related to children with varying abilities ages birth through eight. Exploring first the history of related legislation and referral process, teaching practices, philosophies of inclusion intervention methods, and then working respectfully with families. Observations in public or private child development centers or schools are required.
course details
This course presents an examination of the historical and current perspectives on diversity and inclusion and the impact of systemic societal influences on children’s development, learning, and school experiences. Strategies for developmentally-, culturally-, and linguistically-appropriate anti-bias curricula will be explored, as well as approaches to promote inclusive and anti-racist classroom communities. This course places emphasis on self-reflection of the influence of teachers’ own cultures and life experiences on teaching and interactions with children and families. (C-ID ECE 230).
course details
Students examine the progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains and identify developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence. Emphasis is on interactions between biological processes, environmental, and cultural factors. Students may engage in various methods of observing children's development to evaluate individual differences and analyze development characteristics at various stages according to developmental theories. (C-ID CDEV 100).
course details
This course introduces students to the concepts and issues related to teaching diverse learners in today’s contemporary schools, Transitional Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12). Topics include teaching as a profession and career, historical and philosophical foundations of the American education system, contemporary educational issues, California’s Standards for the Teaching Profession (CSTP), and Teacher Performance Standards (TPS). In addition to class time, the course requires 51 hours of structured fieldwork in public school elementary classrooms that represent California’s diverse student population, and includes cooperation with at least one carefully selected and campus-approved certificated classroom teacher. (C-ID EDUC 200).
Career Connections
2-Year Degree Paths
Entry points students may pursue after associate-level study, technical preparation, or licensure pathways.
No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset point cleanly to an immediate 2-year outcome for this program.
4-Year Degree Paths
Roles that more often open up after transfer and a bachelor's degree.
Example roles: 3
- Teaching Assistants, Special Education
- Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
- Teaching Assistants, All Other
Graduate School Paths
Advanced roles commonly associated with graduate, professional, or post-baccalaureate study.
No locally mapped occupations in the current dataset are grouped into the graduate-school pathway for this program.
Local Job Market
Teaching Assistants, Special EducationSOC 25-90431 nearby opening
Top employers in sample
- TSS Chico Housing 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special EducationSOC 25-90421 nearby opening
Top employers in sample
- TSS Chico Housing 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Teaching Assistants, All OtherSOC 25-90491 nearby opening
Top employers in sample
- TSS Chico Housing 1
Where the postings are
- Chico, Butte County 1
Sample current postings
Posting counts come from Adzuna's index of US job boards, covering the last 30 days within 25 miles of ZIP 95965. Coverage and salary visibility vary by employer. Empty searches expand the radius and posting window before the section gives up.
Source Notes
Course sequencing is generated from the Acadia Program Mapper cache. Career groupings use local CIP-to-SOC mappings and BLS occupation data when available. Confirm education plans with Counseling and Advising.
Live wage data was not available from the BLS helper for the mapped occupations, so some pay fields may be blank.
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