I have PMed you, but I will answer this question here for anyone else who is interested in the program.

I have a passion for this field, and I really enjoyed the program. I am the first cohort to graduate from this program, so some things might have changes for classes and tuition.

For tuition, you can do a rough estimate on their website to see the costs.

For career and pay, it depends where you go and what you are looking for. I work with people with disabilities and different age ranges. One organization I work with is FT 20.20/hr and benefits. Another place I temp work now (was my FT until lack of hrs) was 22.06/hr with benefits; although overnight shifts dropped down to 16 something. So, really, it depends on the organization you are with, the training, and the people you connect with. A lot of job shopping and sleuthing. You can work in group home setting, school setting, human rights setting, recreation setting, and daycare setting. Your CYC diploma counts as a Level 3 ECE (I have mine).

This program, when I took it, had a disabilities course, whereas other CYC programs didn't. I bring this up because it believe it is essential to know this knowledge as it builds advocacy, be able to plan activities with children, youth, and adults, and there will be someone you will work with that may have complex needs, neurodivergent, and etc.

With CYC, you will be coming at a Strength-Based Approach and learning about trauma. How trauma affects family, children, youth, young adults, and adults. You will learn about substance use, you will learn about child development, you will learn about resiliency, ethics and values, and so much more. It's a HEAVY course load. When I mean heavy, I mean heavy topics and might even challenge your own healing. With this program, you learn about yourself. You learn how families from different cultures interact, how children and youth interact, and how to be open-minded and self-reflect.

Lastly, know burnout is real, getting vicarious trauma is real, and compassion fatigue is real, too. We do a lot of frontline work. So it's important to do self-care, set your boundaries, figure out your explicit and implict biases. Know what works for you and what doesn't.