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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in California

4 Schools Ranked
$12,846 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California to see which online basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Alliant International University

San Diego, California
150 Total Awards
$16,631 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Alliant International University the most popular school in California for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Located in San Diego, California, the small private for-profit school awarded 150 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.

The average tuition and fees at Alliant is $16,631. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 74% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.

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#2

American Jewish University

Los Angeles, California
15 Total Awards
$32,250 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend American Jewish University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in California list. AJU is located in Los Angeles, California and has a very small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 basic certificates to qualified students.

AJU does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $32,250. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 19% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full American Jewish University Report

#3

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California
23 Total Awards
$1,360 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Rio Hondo College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in California. Whittier, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out basic certificates to 23 students in 2020-2021.

Full-time students from California pay an average of $1,360 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend RHCCD. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,780. Of those students who received their degree, 96% were women.

Around 30% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Compton College

Compton, California
$1,142 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Compton College is a great place for teaching students working on their basic certificate.

Full-time students from California pay an average of $1,142 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Compton College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,990.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 34% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Compton College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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