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2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in California

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Finding the Best Teaching Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

With 103 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, teaching assistants is the #13 most popular major in California.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in California 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 Teaching Assistants program at each school on the list.

Check out the teaching assistants basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

Our analysis found Ventura College to be the most popular school for teaching assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in California. Ventura College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Ventura.

Women make up 90% of the teaching assistants majors at the school.

Full Teaching Assistants at Ventura College Report

#2

Poway Adult School

Poway, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Poway Adult School is a great place for teaching assistants students working on their basic certificate. Poway Adult School is a small public school located in the small city of Poway.

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#3

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

The in-demand basic certificate programs at Santa Ana College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching assistants schools in California. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.

Women make up 88% of the teaching assistants majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Monterey Peninsula College is a great place for teaching assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Monterey, Monterey Peninsula College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Santiago Canyon College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching assistants schools in California. SCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Orange.

About 92% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#6

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

With a ranking of #6, Bakersfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students working on their basic certificate. Bakersfield College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.

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#7

Butte College

Oroville, CA

Butte College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the rural area of Oroville, Butte College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Napa Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching assistants students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Napa Valley College is a small public school located in the city of Napa.

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#9

Berkeley City College

Berkeley, CA

With a ranking of #9, Berkeley City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, Berkeley City College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#9

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Chaffey College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of Rancho Cucamonga, Chaffey College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Teaching Assistants Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 10
Oregon 0
Nevada 6
Hawaii 78
Alaska 0

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

Majors Similar to Teaching Assistants

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 14 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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