2023 Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia
With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
The Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Virginia to see which basic certificate programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia
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Our analysis found Tidewater Community College to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Virginia. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, the fairly large public school awarded 48 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
Students from Virginia who attend Tidewater Community College full time pay an average of $5,561 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,564. Around 98% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Tidewater Community College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 96% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 5 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Liberty University is a large private not-for-profit school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 34 basic certificates in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at Liberty University is $16,160. 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, 88% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Liberty University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 88% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Stratford University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, the small private for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualifed basic certificate students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees at Stratford University is $15,130. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid. Around 38% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Stratford University. In fact, around 80% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Lynchburg. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Basic Certificate Schools in Virginia list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Lynchburg. In 2019-2020 about 85% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The excellent basic certificate programs at Shenandoah University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching schools in Virginia.
The average tuition and fees at Shenandoah is $34,490. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
Shenandoah 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 28% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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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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