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2023 Most Popular Online Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

5 Schools Ranked
$14,807 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$12,126 Avg Student Debt

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones had the most popular online undergraduate 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

Alliant International University

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

Our analysis found Alliant International University to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in California. Located in San Diego, California, the small private for-profit school awarded 44 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in 2020-2021.

If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $16,631 to cover tuition and fees at Alliant. The school does not offer an in-state discount. Around 57% 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.

Full Alliant International University Report

2 Total Awards
$37,700 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Vanguard University of Southern California helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in California. Costa Mesa, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out undergraduate certificates to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Vanguard does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $37,700. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid. Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Vanguard is one of the schools on our list that is primarily online. Each undergraduate student at the school took at least one class online.

Full Vanguard University of Southern California Report

$12,860 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Shasta Bible College and Graduate School is a great place for teaching students working on their undergraduate certificate.

Shasta Bible College and Graduate School does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $12,860. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.

Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 77% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Shasta Bible College and Graduate School Report

#3

United States University

San Diego, California
$5,700 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, United States University landed the # 3 spot on the list.

If you want to attend USU, expect to pay an average of $5,700 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.

If you are interested in distance education, USU is an excellent choice, since the school is online.

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#3

Compton College

Compton, California
$1,142 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Compton College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online Teaching Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list.

The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Compton College is $1,142. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,990.

Around 34% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Compton College Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 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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