2023 Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Texas
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. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
The Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Texas to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Texas
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Our analysis found South Texas College to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a associate degree in Texas.
Students from Texas who attend South Texas College full time pay an average of $4,530 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $7,920. On average, associate degree students take out $8,401 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at South Texas College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Centro College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Texas list.
Associate Degree recipients from El Centro College accumulate an average of $18,961 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Online courses are available at El Centro College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 92% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Assemblies of God University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $17,404 to cover tuition and fees at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. The school does not offer an in-state discount. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $29,477 in student loans.
Online courses are available at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 67% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the # 4 spot on the list.
Full-time students from Texas pay an average of $4,848 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend North Harris Montgomery. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $6,168. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,481 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at North Harris Montgomery. In 2019-2020 about 72% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palo Alto College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Texas list.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Palo Alto College is $6,592. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $14,122. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $15,496 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Palo Alto College does offer online classes in some areas. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 58% took at least some of their classes online.
Tarrant County College District landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree teaching programs.
By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $17,198 in student loans.
Tarrant County College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Amarillo College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Teaching Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Students from Texas who attend Amarillo College full time pay an average of $3,168 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $4,704. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $18,641 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Amarillo College. In fact, around 57% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #8, El Paso Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their associate degree.
In-state students pay an average of $3,274 in tuition and fees if they attend El Paso Community College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $5,314. By the time they get their associate degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $10,989 in student loans.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at El Paso Community College. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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