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2023 Best Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Teaching Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, teaching assistants was ranked #13 in the country. In fact 2,751 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Best Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best basic certificate programs for teaching students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Teaching Assistants Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for teaching assistants majors pursuing a basic certificate.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Teaching Assistant/Aide

Our 2023 rankings named Fox Valley Technical College the best school in the Great Lakes Region for teaching assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Teaching Assistants at Fox Valley Technical College Report

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Sinclair Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching assistants colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 2
Illinois 14
Michigan 7
Wisconsin 69

Teaching Assistants is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.

Teaching Assistants Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Assistant/Aide 2,003
Other Teaching Assistants/Aides 728
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 IMCBerea College.

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