Bay Mills Community College to Offer BA in Childhood Education

Bay Mills Community College (BMCC) has received approval to offer its first bachelor’s degree completely online beginning in the fall of 2018. The Bachelor of Arts in early childhood education is intended to assist in the preparation of teachers and administrators of Native American Head Start/Early Head Start facilities nationwide. Currently, BMCC offers an Associate of Arts and a Certificate of Completion in early childhood education completely online, and has been providing students with online education opportunities for over 15 years.

Members of BMCC’s early childhood education advisory committee include professionals from the Sault Tribe Head Start an Early Head Start Program, Bay Mills Indian Community Head Start and Early Head Start Program, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Chippewa-Luce-Mackinac Community Action Agency, Great Start Collaborative, Eastern Upper Peninsula Intermediate School District, Lake Superior State University, and BMCC.