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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Schools Ranked
$3,139 Avg Tuition & Fees*

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones had the most popular online basic certificate programs 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

Clovis Community College

Clovis, New Mexico
40 Total Awards
$1,616 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Clovis Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for teaching students working on their basic certificate. Clovis Community College is a public institution located in Clovis, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 40 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $1,616 in tuition and fees if they attend Clovis Community College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $2,984. Of those students who received their degree, 98% were women.

Around 63% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#2

Central New Mexico Community College

Albuquerque, New Mexico
197 Total Awards
$1,684 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent basic certificate programs at Central New Mexico Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in the Southwest Region . CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 197 basic certificates to qualified students.

In-state students pay an average of $1,684 in tuition and fees if they attend CNM full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $7,540. Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Yavapai College

Prescott, Arizona
21 Total Awards

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yavapai College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Yavapai College is a medium-sized public school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 21 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Pima Community College

Tucson, Arizona
5 Total Awards
$2,250 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 10 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 5 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $2,250 in tuition and fees if they attend Pima County Community College District full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $7,566. Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 52% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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3 Total Awards

You’ll be in good company if you attend Cochise County Community College District. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Cochise College is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 basic certificates to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 76% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#6

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
20 Total Awards
$2,070 Average Tuition & Fees

Rio Salado College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

In-state students pay an average of $2,070 in tuition and fees if they attend Rio Salado College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $7,854. Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 53% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$5,166 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Oklahoma State College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Full-time students from Oklahoma pay an average of $5,166 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Western. Out-of-state students pay an average of $9,282.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 80% took at least some of their classes online.

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$2,070 Average Tuition & Fees

Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a basic certificate. It came in at #7 on the list.

In-state students pay an average of $2,070 in tuition and fees if they attend Estrella Mountain Community College full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $7,854.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 85% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#7

Angelo State University

San Angelo, Texas
$8,186 Average Tuition & Fees

Angelo State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular basic certificate teaching programs.

Students from Texas who attend Angelo State full time pay an average of $8,186 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,978.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.

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#7

Mesa Community College

Mesa, Arizona
13 Total Awards
$2,070 Average Tuition & Fees

Mesa Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is a public institution located in Mesa, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 basic certificates in 2020-2021.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Mesa Community College is $2,070. Out-of-state students pay an average of $7,854. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Around 71% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 10 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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