2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Teacher Assistant/Aide in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in teacher assistant/aide. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent teacher assistant/aide programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the teacher assistant/aide program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree teacher assistant/aide students.

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

#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. 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 also made our “Best Teacher Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $9,019 for plains states region associate degree teacher assistant/aide students per year to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College.

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#2

Northland Community and Technical College

Thief River Falls, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$10,860 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northland Community and Technical College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Teacher Assistant/Aide Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Northland Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree teacher assistant/aide students list, Northland Community and Technical College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Teacher Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northland Community and Technical College is $10,860 for plains states region associate degree teacher assistant/aide students.

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#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. This small school is located in Sioux Center, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s teacher assistant/aide degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend Dordt University is $25,102 for plains states region associate degree teacher assistant/aide students.

The low student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

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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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