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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Teaching Degree Search has created its Most Popular Online Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for teaching assistants majors pursuing an online basic certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Northland Community and Technical College the most popular online school in the Plains States Region for teaching assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Minnesota West Community and Technical College is a great place for teaching assistants students working on their online basic certificate. Minnesota West is a small public school located in the remote town of Granite Falls.

About 88% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 13% are male.

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The in-demand online basic certificate programs at Minnesota State Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching assistants schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the remote town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St Cloud Technical and Community College is a great place for teaching assistants students working on their online basic certificate. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Explore the most popular online teaching assistants schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 2
Kansas 0
Minnesota 35
Iowa 2
South Dakota 0
North Dakota 4
Nebraska 0

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 4 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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