2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region
Identifying High-Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate programs for teaching students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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Our analysis found Spokane Falls Community College to be the best value school for teaching students who want to pursue a basic certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in Spokane, Washington, the small public school handed out 35 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Spokane Falls Community College are $5,135 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Spokane Falls Community College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 89% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Spokane Falls Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Clark College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in the Far Western US Region . Clark College is a medium-sized public school situated in Vancouver, Washington. It awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark College are $10,133 per year.
Clark College does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Bellingham, Washington, the fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
WWU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,930 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at WWU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 6% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
WWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Alliant International University is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. This small private for-profit school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 150 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Alliant undergraduate students pay an average of $16,631 in tuition and fees each year.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Alliant. In fact, around 52% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Washington State University is a large public school located in Pullman, Washington that handed out 6 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Wazzu are $27,733 a year.
Online courses are available at Wazzu, 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 28% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
Eastern Washington University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 basic certificates to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at EWU are $25,748 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since EWU does offer online classes for certain majors. In fact, around 93% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
EWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teaching programs. This large public school is located in Las Vegas, Nevada, and it awarded 2 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at UNLV are $24,828 a year.
One thing to take note of is that UNLV does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 99% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNLV is ranked #5 for overall quality in the Far Western US Region .
Eastern Oregon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in La Grande, Oregon, the small public school handed out 1 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at EOU are $22,386 a year.
EOU does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 95% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #9, Western Oregon University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Monmouth, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 23 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Western Oregon State College are $29,709 a year.
Online courses are available at Western Oregon State College, 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 98% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Antioch University - Seattle landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teaching programs. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out basic certificates to 29 students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Antioch University - Seattle are $22,035 per year.
Antioch University - Seattle is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Hawaii Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Hawaii Pacific University is a small private not-for-profit school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
Hawaii Pacific University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,020 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Hawaii Pacific University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 47% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
George Fox University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate teaching programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Newberg, Oregon, and it awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at GFU are $38,520 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at GFU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 62% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.
References
- 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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