Special education helps its students to train and understand children who have some special capabilities and are unique in some way or the other. They are given knowledge about instructional strategy, classroom management, social-emotional learning and other subjects that help in the training of those students.
By choosing an accredited institution, the students can get a better recognition. Some of the bodies that have accredited institutions that have a special education are:
National Council for Accreditation of Teachers Education
National Commission for Accreditation of Special Education Services
Accreditation agency for Study Programs in Special Education
The Accreditation agency in Health and Social Services
Western Association of Colleges and Schools
The subjects focused on in a Special education degree are Early childhood special education, fundamental literacy skills, various technologies used to teach the students with special education, practices and procedures followed in special education, training on how to deal with children with emotional and behavioural disorders.
An Associate degree in special education requires credit points ranging between 130-140, and it takes about two years to complete.
A Bachelor’s degree in special education requires credit points ranging between 185-195 and takes four years to complete.
A Master’s degree in special education requires about 30 to 40 credit hours and takes two years to complete.
A Doctorate degree in special education requires a credit score of about 185-195, and it takes about four years to complete.
The requirements to be fulfilled for a person to apply for a special education degree are that he/she must have completed 10 or +2 diploma, and requires a GPA ranging from 2.5 to 2.8.
After completion of this degree, students get a better understanding of how to deal with students who have special capabilities and unique talents. They get a better understanding of the various aspects that they will have to deal with while training these students, and how to deal with their issues by using the techniques taught to them during the course.
Mansfield, Pennsylvania
Institution Type: Public
Special Education Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,911
Average Student Loans Awarded: $8,805
Total Programs in Special Education (1)
1
Masters Program
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Institution Type: Public
Special Education Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $4,401
Average Student Loans Awarded: $4,990
Total Programs in Special Education (1)
1
Masters Program
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Institution Type: Public
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Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,039
Average Student Loans Awarded: $5,754
Total Programs in Special Education (2)
2
Certificate Programs
Saint Clairsville, Ohio
Institution Type: Public
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Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $3,603
Average Student Loans Awarded: $3,781
Total Programs in Special Education (3)
3
Masters Programs
Institution Type: Public
Special Education Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $4,573
Average Student Loans Awarded: $5,024
Total Programs in Special Education (1)
1
Associate Program
University Park, Pennsylvania
Institution Type: Public
Special Education Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,541
Average Student Loans Awarded: $9,540
Total Programs in Special Education (2)
1
Masters Program
1
Graduate Certificate Program
San Bruno, California
Institution Type: Public
Special Education Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $3,892
Average Student Loans Awarded: $3,892
Total Programs in Special Education (1)
1
Undergraduate Certificate Program
Institution Type: Public
Special Education Accreditation: Request Info
Average Federal Student Loans awarded: $5,467
Average Student Loans Awarded: $7,797
Total Programs in Special Education (1)
1
Masters Program
