With an overall population of 54,653 and a student population of 1,260, approximately 1,260 of Chicopee students attend one of Chicopee's schools that offer early childhood education programs.
The largest early childhood education school in Chicopee, by student population, is College of Our Lady of the Elms. In 2010, College of Our Lady of the Elms graduated approximately 1 students from its early childhood education program.
In 2010, 1 students graduated with an early childhood education degree in Chicopee. If you decide to attend a early childhood education school in Chicopee, you can expect to pay an average yearly tuition of $26,260.
In addition to tuition costs, plan on spending an average of $1,100 for early childhood education related books and supplies each year. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $9,446 per year, on average, for room and board at Chicopee-based early childhood education schools. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $31,260.
Many early childhood education graduates choose to work as early childhood education professionals after graduation. If you choose to follow that path and remain in Chicopee, your job prospects are average. In 2010, there were 30,470 early childhood education professionals in Massachusetts. Of these early childhood education professionals, 3,800 were working in the greater Chicopee area. By the year 2018, the number of early childhood education professionals is expected to increase by 9% in Chicopee. This anticipated change is slower than the projected nationwide trend for early childhood education professionals.
The average salary you can expect to earn as an early childhood education professional in Chicopee is $59,090 per year. This is lower than the state-wide average salary for early childhood education professionals.
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College of Our Lady of the Elms
Address:
291 Springfield St, Chicopee, Massachusetts 01013
Awards Offered:
1-2 years certificate
Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Post-master's certificate