2022 Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Assistant/Aide in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

St Cloud Technical and Community College

Saint Cloud, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$9,019 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 Getting Aid. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 15 associates’s teacher assistant/aide degrees in 2019-2020.

St Cloud Technical and Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Teacher Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College is $9,019 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Teacher Assistant/Aide students with aid.

Read full report on Teacher Assistant/Aide at St Cloud Technical and Community College

#2

Northland Community and Technical College

Thief River Falls, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$10,860 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 Getting Aid list. Northland Community and Technical College is located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s teacher assistant/aide degrees to qualified students.

Northland Community and Technical College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Teacher Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Northland Community and Technical College is $10,860 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Teacher Assistant/Aide students with aid.

Full Northland Community and Technical College Teacher Assistant/Aide Report

#3

Dordt University

Sioux Center, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$25,102 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dordt University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Dordt is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s teacher assistant/aide degrees to qualified students.

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 $25,102 for plains states region associate degree teacher assistant/aide students with aid per year to attend Dordt.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Dordt University Teacher Assistant/Aide Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Assistant/Aide (With Aid)

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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