The Education Professions program is designed to prepare students for employment or post-secondary opportunities in the education field. The program provides instruction in education career choices, education structure and systems, theory, pedagogy, developmental stages, learning styles and methodology, The program also provides interactive experiences with students at different age levels, in a variety of content areas in educational environments. Education Professions is designed to articulate with the Introduction to Education courses at the community college and paraprofessional preparation programs. In addition to technical skills, students completing this program will develop advanced critical thinking skills, enhanced academics skills, develop civic responsibility, understand education as a consumer, and develop employability and leadership skills. The program utilizes a delivery system made up of four integral parts: formal/technical instruction, experiential service learning, supervised work-based learning and the student organizion, FEA.