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2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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.

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. 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.

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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Technology Center the most popular school in the Southwest Region for teaching assistants students working on their basic certificate. Located in the remote town of Altus, Southwest Technology Center is a public school with a fairly small student population.

Women make up 91% of the teaching assistants majors at the school.

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#2

Mid-Del Technology Center

Midwest City, OK

Out of the 7 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mid-Del Technology Center landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mid-Del Technology Center is a fairly small public school located in the large suburb of Midwest City.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at South Mountain Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching assistants schools in the Southwest Region . South Mountain Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Northland Pioneer College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching assistants schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the rural area of Holbrook, NPC is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Palo Alto College

San Antonio, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palo Alto College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, Palo Alto College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend High Plains Technology Center. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. High Plains Technology Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Woodward.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mesa Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Mesa.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching assistants colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 7
Texas 70
New Mexico 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 7 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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