Each semester, the CDC invites high school and college students to the Center to study under certified, experienced teachers.  These students satisfy a number of educational objectives, ranging from observation and data collection to student teaching rotations and field placement practicums.  Among those schools and fields of study represented, the Center serves:

Buckhannon-Upshur High School
 - Child Development Specialist Program 
 - Child Care and Parenting

Fairmont State University
 - Early Childhood Education

Pierpont Community and Technical College
 - Early Childhood Education

West Virginia Wesleyan College
 - Elementary Education
 - Early Childhood Education
 - Physical Education
 - Nursing
 - Developmental Psychology
 - Public Relations/Marketing

This year alone, students will log
nearly 5,000 hours at the CDC!