EEC degrees - special education

amother

Sun, Feb 04 2024, 4:11 pm

DD wants to get a special ed degree through EEC. Anyone know if other colleges will accept it. If she wants to go to turo and continue her masters will they recognize a BA from EEC?
Is it well respected and recognized by employers?

Bleemee

Sun, Feb 04 2024, 4:38 pm

sbs wrote:

I never heard of EEC and don't know if Touro accepts it,
but as an employer who hires special ed graduates, I wouldn't care where they got their BA.

What do you care about when hiring someone?

sbs

Sun, Feb 04 2024, 5:08 pm

Bleemee wrote:

What do you care about when hiring someone?

I care most about their attitude, work ethic, and then about their previous experiences.
Some masters programs are better than others and graduates come out more prepared, but that wouldn't be a reason for me to make a final hiring decision.

amother

Papayawhip

Sun, Feb 04 2024, 5:49 pm

amother OP wrote:

Tuoro probably won't take EEC, just like they don't take TTI, and TRIO

Teacher_EW

Sun, Feb 04 2024, 6:57 pm

sbs wrote:

I second this. I hire staff, both with and without degrees. Where someone got their degree is less important to me than why they got it. Are they in it only for the pay raise, or are they passionate about helping kids learn and finding ways to reach every child? Are they willing and excited about the training opportunities we offer, or are they annoyed because they think they already learned everything in school?

In terms of other colleges accepting the degree, I would present it as a degree from xyz College, and less on the company that facilitated the degree... for example, if someone went to Excelsior College through TTI, I would focus on the Excelsior College degree more than TTI both on a resume and cover letter, and on a personal statement when applying to a masters program...