<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/programs/education/index.php" dsn="programs"><title>Education</title><description>PPSC’s Education program prepares you to teach in settings ranging from preschool to 6th grade, based on your degree and career goals. You’ll gain important skills like lesson planning, effective communication, and addressing learning challenges. Graduates can choose to transfer and pursue advanced degrees in this rewarding field, or graduates of the BAS program are prepared to sit for licensure exams. </description><type>1,6</type><pathway>1</pathway><color>purple</color><button-text-1>Catalog Link</button-text-1><button-url-1>https://catalog.pikespeak.edu/programs/elementary-education/</button-url-1><button-text-2>Apply to PPSC</button-text-2><button-url-2>/admissions/apply.php</button-url-2><type-map><item key="1" value="Associate of Arts Degree, AA"/><item key="2" value="Associate of Science Degree, AS"/><item key="3" value="Associate of General Studies Degree, AGS"/><item key="4" value="Associate of Applied Science Degree, AAS"/><item key="5" value="Associate of Engineering Science Degree, AES"/><item key="6" value="Bachelor Applied Science Degree, BAS"/><item key="7" value="Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree, BSN"/><item key="8" value="Certificate, CER"/><item key="9" value="Not Accepting New Students"/><item key="10" value="Non-Degree"/><item key="11" value="Upcoming"/></type-map><pathway-map><item key="1" value="Business, Technology and Public Service"/><item key="2" value="Technical and Professional Studies"/><item key="3" value="Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences"/><item key="4" value="Science, Engineering and Math"/><item key="5" value="Health Sciences"/></pathway-map></item>