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2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$2,532 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate School for You

Teacher Education Grade Specific is the most popular major in North Carolina with 3,759 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's teaching students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in North Carolina to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for grade specific ed students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for grade specific ed majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top 10 Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Vance-Granville Community College to be the best value school for teacher education grade specific students who want to pursue a basic certificate in North Carolina. Vance-Granville Community College is a small public school located in the town of Henderson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Vance-Granville Community College are $1,944 per year.

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#2

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Stanly Community College is a great value for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the distant town of Albemarle, Stanly Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stanly Technical College are $2,794 per year.

Stanly Technical College also made our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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#3

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Pitt Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pitt Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Winterville.

Pitt Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $1,940 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Central Piedmont Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teacher education grade specific schools in North Carolina. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,792 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Central Piedmont Community College also took the #2 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Guilford Technical Community College are $2,289 a year.

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Haywood Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Haywood Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Clyde.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Haywood Community College are $2,580 a year.

Haywood Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Wake Technical Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Located in the suburb of Raleigh, Wake Technical Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Wake Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wake Technical Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list. FTCC is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

FTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,544 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

Gaston College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teacher education grade specific programs. Gaston College is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Dallas.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gaston College are $2,862 per year.

Gaston College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in North Carolina list.

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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,626 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kentucky 1,644
Tennessee 1,526
Georgia 4,845
Florida 3,339
Virginia 1,857
West Virginia 533
South Carolina 1,615
Arkansas 1,727
Louisiana 780
Mississippi 1,592
Alabama 2,521

Teacher Education Grade Specific is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Grade Specific Ed Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Elementary Education 43,003
Early Childhood Education 32,920
Secondary Education 10,547
Teacher Education 9,949
Teacher Development & Methodology 6,165
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching 3,517
Kindergarten/Preschool Education & Teaching 2,450
Adult & Continuing Education 1,074
Montessori Teacher Education 252
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods 140
College/Postsecondary/University Teaching 105
Online Educator/Online Teaching 79
International Teaching and Learning 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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 Vgrigas.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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