Outcome Measure #1: The Number of Program Completers (Graduates)

Academic Year% of program completers who were attending full-time (at the time of completion) % of program completers who were attending part-time (at the time of completion)
2024-202533%67%
2023-202419%81%
2022-202328%72%

Outcome Measure #2: The Program Completion Rate

Online: Approximately 2 years or more (around 60 credits required in the major, depending on credit evaluation)

Academic year in which a Fall cohort of full-time candidates enrolled in the program

Percentage of those candidates who completed the program within 150% of the published timeframe

Percentage of those candidates who completed the program within (select one measure): 100% (exactly the published timeframe)

2024-202554% (2% took longer than published timeframe)44%
2023-202482%72%
2022-202382%71%

Outcome Measure #3: Institutional Selected Data

Academic YearOutcome MeasurePerformance Data
2024-2025Average GPA3.52
2023-2024Average GPA3.21
2022-2023Average GPA3.16

Candidate Performance on Program Outcomes*

(% Candidates meeting or exceeding standard)

NAEYC Professional StandardStandard 1: Child Develop-ment and Learning in ContextStandard 2: Family-Teacher Partnerships and Community ConnectionsStandard 3: Child Observation, Documen-tation and AssessmentStandard 4: Develop-mentally, Culturally, Linguistic-ally Appropriate Teaching PracticesStandard 5: Knowledge, Application, and Integration of Academic Content in the Early Childhood CurriculumStandard 6: Profession-alism as an Early Childhood Educator
Eastern Program OutcomesOutcome 1: Integrate knowledge of early develop-ment and careOutcome 2: Plan for active engage-ment with diverse families and communitiesOutcome 3: Utilize effective child observation & assessment practicesOutcome 4: Identify and implement develop-mentally appropriate teaching practicesOutcome 5: Apply accurate content knowledge and resources in academic disciplinesOutcome 6: Engage in continuous, collaborative learning within the larger early childhood community
AY 2024-202594%92%89%91%83%84%
AY 2023-202487%88%85%94%91%94%
AY 2022-202388%83%85%83%85%93%

*Eastern University Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s degree program outcomes are aligned with NAEYC Professional Standards and Competencies