2022 Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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In 2019-2020, 1,785 people earned their degree in teacher assistant/aide, making the major the 461st most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 68 teacher assistant/aide graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 48 teacher assistant/aide graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in teacher assistant/aide. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality teacher assistant/aide programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the teacher assistant/aide program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Assistant/Aide (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

St Cloud Technical and Community College

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$12,196 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school situated in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. It awarded 15 associates’s teacher assistant/aide degrees in 2019-2020.

St Cloud Technical and Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Teacher Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St Cloud Technical and Community College is $12,196 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Teacher Assistant/Aide students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Teacher Assistant/Aide at St Cloud Technical and Community College

#2

Northland Community and Technical College

Thief River Falls, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$14,293 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 11 associates’s teacher assistant/aide degrees in 2019-2020.

Northland Community and Technical College also made our “Best Teacher Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Northland Community and Technical College is $14,293 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Teacher Assistant/Aide students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Northland Community and Technical College Teacher Assistant/Aide Report

#3

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$26,237 Average Net Price

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dordt University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s teacher assistant/aide students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dordt, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Teacher Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $26,237 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Teacher Assistant/Aide students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Dordt University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Teacher Assistant/Aide at Dordt

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Assistant/Aide (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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