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Allison
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Can you go to a community college and still get into this job
#teacher and #speechtherapist
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Mary Jane Shroyer
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I'm not sure if you are asking whether you can start at a community college and then transfer into a 4-year program or if you are asking whether you can complete a 2-year degree and enter the field as a working speech-language pathologist (SLP).
Most SLP's actually hold a master's degree, so that means they complete a 4-year undergraduate degree and then go to graduate school for 2 years. In this case, yes, you can start at a community college, taking your general education courses like writing, math, and art. You would then transfer to a 4-year college to complete courses in Communication Sciences and Disorders to finish your Bachelor's degree. From there, you'd apply to a graduate program to finish your Master's degree.
If you don't want to complete that much schooling, there is a speech-language pathology assistant certification that you can pursue. These programs are offered at both 2-year and 4-year colleges: https://www.asha.org/assistants-certification-program/slpa-technical-training-programs/
Most SLP's actually hold a master's degree, so that means they complete a 4-year undergraduate degree and then go to graduate school for 2 years. In this case, yes, you can start at a community college, taking your general education courses like writing, math, and art. You would then transfer to a 4-year college to complete courses in Communication Sciences and Disorders to finish your Bachelor's degree. From there, you'd apply to a graduate program to finish your Master's degree.
If you don't want to complete that much schooling, there is a speech-language pathology assistant certification that you can pursue. These programs are offered at both 2-year and 4-year colleges: https://www.asha.org/assistants-certification-program/slpa-technical-training-programs/
Lindsay Kim
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Lindsay’s Answer
Yes! You can go to community college and still get into any job. There are education courses that you can take to become a teacher. I'm not too familiar with speech therapy, but overall, community college can provide a great basis. You may need to do an additional masters program or get more certifications, but that doesn't mean community college is a bad idea!