by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,751 people earned their degree in teaching assistants, making the major the 244th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, teaching assistants graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $19,238 and had an average of $10,167 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 72 teaching assistants graduates with average earnings and debt of $22,747 and $15,649 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 42 teaching assistants graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in teaching assistants. That schools that top this list have a program in teaching assistants in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree teaching assistants students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sitting Bull College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region. Sitting Bull College is located in Fort Yates, North Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s teaching assistants degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northland Community and Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region list. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school situated in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. It awarded 17 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Cloud Technical and Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small school located in Saint Cloud, Minnesota that handed out 7 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
Full St Cloud Technical and Community College Teaching Assistants Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State Community and Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, and it awarded 7 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dakota College at Bottineau. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region list. MSU-Bottineau is a small public school situated in Bottineau, North Dakota. It awarded 1 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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Central Lakes College - Brainerd did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #6. Central Lakes College - Brainerd is a small public school situated in Brainerd, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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Dordt University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region list. Dordt University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sioux Center, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
State Fair Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Sedalia, Missouri, this small public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s teaching assistants students in 2020-2021.
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Ridgewater College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Willmar, Minnesota, and it awarded 1 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
St Charles Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region ranking. St Charles Community College is a medium-sized school located in Cottleville, Missouri that handed out 1 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
Full St Charles Community College Teaching Assistants Report
Century College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #11. Century College is located in White Bear Lake, Minnesota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s teaching assistants degrees to qualified students.
Mount Marty University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Yankton, South Dakota, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Mesabi Range College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Virginia, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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Black Hills State University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region list. Black Hills State University is a public institution located in Spearfish, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Nebraska Indian Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Nebraska Indian Community College is a small public school situated in Macy, Nebraska. It awarded 0 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Nebraska Indian Community College Teaching Assistants Report
Fort Scott Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Plains States Region list. Fort Scott Community College is a small public school situated in Fort Scott, Kansas. It awarded 0 associates’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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