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2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges
$13,605 Avg Salary
$9,023 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teaching Assistants Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate 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.

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

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Ivy Tech Community College the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for teaching assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 12% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is a great place for teaching assistants students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in teaching assistants at NWTC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#3

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

About 75% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#4

Lake Land College

Mattoon, IL

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Lake Land 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 distant town of Mattoon, Lake Land College is a public college with a small student population.

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#4

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, MI

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Henry Ford College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Dearborn, Henry Ford College is a public college with a large student population.

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#4

South Suburban College

South Holland, IL

Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Suburban College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of South Holland, SSC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William Rainey Harper College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Palatine, Harper College is a public college with a large student population.

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#8

Prairie State College

Chicago Heights, IL

Prairie State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Prairie State College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Chicago Heights.

Full Teaching Assistants at Prairie State College Report

#8

Frontier Community College

Fairfield, IL

Frontier Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching assistants students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Fairfield, Frontier Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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#8

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL

College of Lake County landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate teaching assistants programs. College of Lake County is a large public school located in the large suburb of Grayslake.

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Best Teaching Assistants Colleges by State

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

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 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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