Omaha, NE (population: 449,283) has one child development school within its city limits. Metropolitan Community College Area has a total student population of 17,003. It is the 4924th highest ranked school in the USA and the 42nd highest in the state of Nebraska (#1 is University of Nebraska at Kearney).
Child Development students from Omaha schools who go on to become child development specialists, child psychologists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 277,670 people working as child, family, and school social workers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $43,540. Also, Preschool teachers make on average $27,450 per year and there are about 389,660 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Omaha-Council Bluffs-IA area alone, there are 1,600 employed preschool teachers earning an average salary of $23,080. Child, family, and school social workers in this area earn $38,210/yr and there are 870 employed.
Omaha lies in Douglas county, which is one of the 40 counties in Nebraska. Overall, the Omaha-Council Bluffs-IA area has 452,130 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 0.8% unemployment rate, $19.23/hr average worker wage, and a $40,000 average annual salary. Thus, about 1.926 out of every 1000 jobs in Omaha are held by child, family, and school social workers, and 3.543/1000 are held by preschool teachers.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Metropolitan Community College Area ends up costing a student $6,723/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Omaha |
| Papillion | NE | - | 1 | 19.7538 | 14 | 7.5 miles |
| Council Bluffs | IA | 59,918 | 3 | 15.2545 | 57 | 7.9 miles |
| Lincoln | NE | 257,612 | 13 | 28.3679 | 496 | 46.7 miles |
| Peru | NE | - | 1 | 16.7679 | 31 | 56.2 miles |
| Crete | NE | - | 1 | 28.8976 | 48 | 66.3 miles |
| Sioux City | IA | 83,250 | 6 | 24.3659 | 219 | 88.0 miles |