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

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Finding the Best Teaching Assistants Basic Certificate School for You

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The Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular basic certificate programs 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 the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found Northland Community and Technical College to be the most popular school for teaching assistants students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Thief River Falls, Northland Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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The in-demand basic certificate programs at Minnesota West Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching assistants schools in the Plains States Region . 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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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Fergus Falls, M State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

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

About 67% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#5

St Charles Community College

Cottleville, MO

The in-demand basic certificate programs at St Charles Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching assistants schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the suburb of Cottleville, SCC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Central Lakes College - Brainerd landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teaching assistants programs. Located in the remote town of Brainerd, Central Lakes College is a public college with a small student population.

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St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teaching assistants programs. Located in the small city of Saint Cloud, St Cloud Technical and Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#6

Mesabi Range College

Virginia, MN

Mesabi Range College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Basic Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mesabi Range College is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Virginia.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teaching assistants programs. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges by State

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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 9 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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