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2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Teaching Assistants School for You

Teaching Assistants is the #13 most popular major in the country with 2,751 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 .

#1

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Santa Ana College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for teaching assistants students. SAC is a very large public school located in the large city of Santa Ana.

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#2

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

The excellent programs at Leeward Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best teaching assistants schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Pearl City, Leeward CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

Ventura College

Ventura, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ventura College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Ventura College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ventura.

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#4

Poway Adult School

Poway, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Poway Adult School. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Poway Adult School is a small public school located in the small city of Poway.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santiago Canyon College landed the # 5 spot on the list. SCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Orange.

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#6

Klamath Community College

Klamath Falls, OR

With a ranking of #6, Klamath Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students. Located in the remote town of Klamath Falls, Klamath Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching assistants students. It came in at #7 on the list. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

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With a ranking of #8, Monterey Peninsula College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students. Located in the suburb of Monterey, Monterey Peninsula College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Riverside City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for teaching assistants students. It came in at #9 on the list. Riverside City College is a large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

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#9

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

Bakersfield College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular teaching assistants programs. Bakersfield College is a very large public school located in the city of Bakersfield.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges by State

Explore the best teaching assistants schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 10
Oregon 0
California 103
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

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 28 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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