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2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices

6 Schools Ranked
$19,452 Avg Tuition & Fees*

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for teaching students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools and bootcamps with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Washington to see which basic certificate programs offered the best value experiences for teaching students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Washington

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

Spokane Falls Community College

Spokane, Washington
35 Total Awards
$5,135 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Spokane Falls Community College the best value school in Washington for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Located in Spokane, Washington, the small public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

Spokane Falls Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,135 in tuition and fees each year.

Spokane Falls Community College does offer online classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 89% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Spokane Falls Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list.

Full Spokane Falls Community College Report

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
14 Total Awards
$25,930 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Washington. WWU is a public institution located in Bellingham, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

WWU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,930 in tuition and fees each year.

WWU 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, 6% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

WWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list.

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#3

Clark College

Vancouver, Washington
1 Total Awards
$10,133 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clark College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. This medium-sized public school is located in Vancouver, Washington, and it awarded 1 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Clark College are $10,133 per year.

One thing to take note of is that Clark College does offer online classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Clark College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list.

Full Clark College Report

#4

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington
13 Total Awards
$25,748 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate who want the most bang for their educational buck. This fairly large public school is located in Cheney, Washington, and it awarded 13 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at EWU are $25,748 a year.

Some students may be able to take online classes at EWU. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

EWU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list.

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#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
6 Total Awards
$27,733 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value teaching schools in Washington. Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 basic certificates to qualified students.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $27,733 in tuition and fees each year.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Wazzu. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 28% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #2 spot in our Best Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Washington rankings.

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#6

Antioch University - Seattle

Seattle, Washington
29 Total Awards
$22,035 Average Tuition & Fees

Antioch University - Seattle ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Washington list. Located in Seattle, Washington, the very small private not-for-profit school handed out 29 basic certificate awards in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at Antioch University - Seattle are $22,035 a year.

Antioch University - Seattle is primarily an online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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