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2023 Best Value Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$11,519 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$22,994 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Teaching Assistants Associate Degree School for You

Teaching Assistants is the #13 most popular major in the country with 2,751 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for teaching assistants students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Teaching Assistants Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Teaching Assistants Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Teaching Assistants Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Bronx Community College to be the best value school for teaching assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BCC are $8,086 a year. On average, teaching assistants graduates from BCC take out $10,240 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

BCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Hostos Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching assistants schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Bronx, Hostos is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Hostos undergraduate students pay an average of $8,088 in tuition and fees each year. Teaching Assistants majors at Hostos take out an average of $7,006 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Delaware County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching assistants schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Media, Delaware County Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delaware County Community College are $13,740 per year.

Delaware County Community College also took the #1 spot in our Best Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. BMCC is a large public school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BMCC are $8,050 per year. The average amount in student loans that teaching assistants majors at BMCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,253.

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#5

Lehigh Carbon Community College

Schnecksville, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehigh Carbon Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LCCC are $12,060 per year.

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#6

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY

Medgar Evers College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teaching assistants programs. Located in the large city of Brooklyn, Medgar is a public college with a small student population.

Medgar undergraduate students pay an average of $15,302 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that teaching assistants majors at Medgar take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,013.

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With a ranking of #7, Bucks County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching assistants students working on their associate degree. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bucks County Community College are $13,298 per year.

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Northampton County Area Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for teaching assistants students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northampton Community College are $15,270 a year.

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Brookdale Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree teaching assistants programs. Brookdale Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Lincroft.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brookdale Community College are $9,554 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, Suffolk County Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College are $11,740 per year.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching assistants schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 5
Pennsylvania 18
New York 364
Maryland 2

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

Teaching Assistants Focus Areas

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 10 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 IMCBerea College.

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