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2023 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

In 2020-2021, 110,226 degrees and certificates were awarded to teacher education grade specific students, making the major the most popular in the country.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Far Western US Region 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 Teacher Education Grade Specific program at each school on the list.

Check out the grade specific ed basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Lake Washington Institute of Technology the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. LWTech is a small public school located in the suburb of Kirkland.

Women make up 98% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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#2

North Seattle College

Seattle, WA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at North Seattle College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teacher education grade specific schools in the Far Western US Region . North Seattle is a small public school located in the city of Seattle.

About 93% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 7% are male.

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#3

Olympic College

Bremerton, WA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Olympic College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. OC is a small public school located in the city of Bremerton.

Women make up 97% of the grade specific ed majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Bates Technical College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Bates Technical College is a small public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

About 99% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 1% are male.

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#5

Whatcom Community College

Bellingham, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Whatcom Community College is a great place for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Whatcom Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Bellingham.

About 98% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 2% are male.

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#6

Green River College

Auburn, WA

With a ranking of #6, Green River College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. GRC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Auburn.

Of the 87 students majoring in grade specific ed at GRC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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South Puget Sound Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Olympia, South Puget Sound Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 5% are male.

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#8

Yakima Valley College

Yakima, WA

With a ranking of #8, Yakima Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the small city of Yakima, YVC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 82 students majoring in grade specific ed at YVC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, Columbia Basin College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teacher education grade specific students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Pasco, CBC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

Big Bend Community College

Moses Lake, WA

Big Bend Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teacher education grade specific students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Big Bend Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Moses Lake.

About 97% of the students majoring in grade specific ed at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Best Teacher Education Grade Specific Colleges by State

Explore the best teacher education grade specific colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 2,780
Oregon 1,864
California 7,510
Nevada 608
Hawaii 346
Alaska 145

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

Grade Specific Ed Focus Areas

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 25 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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