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 has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Teaching Assistants is the 244th most popular major in the country with 2,751 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Far Western US region, there were 368 teaching assistants graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in teaching assistants. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their teaching assistants program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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 Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region teaching assistants students.
Out of the 31 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Leeward Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Leeward CC is located in Pearl City, Hawaii and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 76 ’s teaching assistants degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Ana College is located in Santa Ana, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 ’s teaching assistants degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mt. San Antonio College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region. Walnut, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching assistants degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 31 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santiago Canyon College landed the #4 spot on the list. SCC is a fairly large school located in Orange, California that handed out 24 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yakima Valley College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Yakima, Washington, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s teaching assistants students in 2020-2021.
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Coastline Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fountain Valley, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching assistants degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Kapiolani Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching assistants degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Spokane Falls Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Spokane, Washington, and it awarded 4 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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Green River College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Green River College is a medium-sized public school situated in Auburn, Washington. It awarded 5 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #10. UNR is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 6 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Highline College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Highline College is a small public school situated in Des Moines, Washington. It awarded 1 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
Antelope Valley College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Lancaster, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching assistants degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Riverside City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region list. Riverside City College is a fairly large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 9 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
Moreno Valley College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Moreno Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Moreno Valley, California that handed out 3 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
Fresno City College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno City College is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 1 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
Ventura College ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region list. Ventura College is located in Ventura, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 31 ’s teaching assistants degrees to qualified students.
Saddleback College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Saddleback College is a fairly large school located in Mission Viejo, California that handed out 0 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Tacoma Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region list. Tacoma Community College is a medium-sized school located in Tacoma, Washington that handed out 0 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Alaska Christian College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region list. Soldotna, Alaska is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s teaching assistants degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
College of Southern Nevada came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. College of Southern Nevada is a large public school situated in Las Vegas, Nevada. It awarded 0 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
Walla Walla Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. This small school is located in Walla Walla, Washington, and it awarded 0 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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Orange Coast College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Orange Coast College is a fairly large school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 0 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Blue Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Pendleton, Oregon, and it awarded 0 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
Skagit Valley College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Mount Vernon, Washington, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s teaching assistants students in 2020-2021.
Corban University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Corban is a private not-for-profit institution located in Salem, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Allan Hancock College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Santa Maria, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s teaching assistants students in 2020-2021.
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Sacramento City College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region list. Sacramento City College is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 0 ’s teaching assistants degrees in 2020-2021.
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Klamath Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, this small public school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified ’s teaching assistants students in 2020-2021.
Everett Community College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Everett, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching assistants degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Shoreline Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Shoreline, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching assistants degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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Washington State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Teaching Assistants Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s teaching assistants degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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