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2023 Most Popular General Education Basic Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best General Education Basic Certificate School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked 2nd in California. In fact, 7,063 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General Education Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in California to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General Education program at each school on the list.

Check out the education basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Cuesta College the most popular school in California for general education students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cuesta College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 284 students majoring in education at Cuesta College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

Full General Education at Cuesta College Report

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College of San Joaquin landed the # 2 spot on the list. Teachers College of San Joaquin is a fairly small public school located in the city of Stockton.

Women make up 44% of the education majors at the school.

Full General Education at Teachers College of San Joaquin Report

#3

Los Angeles Southwest College

Los Angeles, CA

Out of the 3 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Southwest College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Los Angeles Southwest College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Los Angeles.

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Best General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular General Education Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 728
Oregon 767
Nevada 36
Hawaii 64
Alaska 26

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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