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2023 Best Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania

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Finding the Best Teaching Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

With 18 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teaching assistants is the #13 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

It's not easy to decide which teaching program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Best Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which basic certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Pennsylvania

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

Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Award Taking Less Than 1 Year in Teaching Assistant/Aide

Our 2023 rankings named Delaware County Community College the best school in Pennsylvania for teaching assistants students working on their basic certificate. Delaware County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Media.

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The excellent basic certificate programs at Northampton County Area Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching assistants schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Teaching Assistants Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5
New York 364
Maryland 2

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 2 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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