Education

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The Education program offers courses applicable to students interested in a career in the classroom with school age children. Students completing the two-year degree program are able to transfer to a four-year degree program and become certified teachers. Core courses include Educational Foundations, Special Education, Diversity, and Relationships in Classroom Settings.

See also: Education - Post-Degree Teacher Certification  

Department Head:

Ginny Harmelink  MA, ECE Curriculum and Instruction 

Desert Vista Campus, B-102, Mail Code 6107

520-206-5107

vharmelink@pima.edu

Advisor:  

Donna Cohn, dcohn@pima.edu 

Full-time faculty:

Virginia Harmelink

520-206-5107

vharmelink@pima.edu

Programs:

Liberal Arts, Elementary Education Concentration, AA  

For additional post-degree certificates see: Education - Post-Degree Teacher Certification  

“To Teach is to Touch Lives Forever”

   ​— V. Ramirez, Education AA, 2021

Program Highlights

• Faculty with current Arizona Teacher Certificates

• Degree can be completed fully online, or combined with in-person courses

• Pathways to university partners

• Dedicated advisor

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