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2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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

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

Women make up 96% of the teaching assistants majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Sinclair Community College is a great place for teaching assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the midsize city of Dayton, Sinclair Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Gateway Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching assistants schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 22% are male.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching assistants schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lansing Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. LCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lansing.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges by State

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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 5 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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