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2023 Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools

127 Colleges
$22,994 Avg Salary
$10,740 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Teaching Assistants Associate Degree School for You

Teaching Assistants is the #249 most popular major in the country with 2,751 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 127 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Teaching Assistants program at each school on the list.

Check out the teaching assistants associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Borough of Manhattan Community College to be the most popular school for teaching assistants students who want to pursue a associate degree in the United States. BMCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 175 students majoring in teaching assistants at BMCC, 2% are male and 98% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, teaching assistants majors at BMCC accumulate an average of around $9,253 in student debt.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Hostos Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching assistants schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Bronx, Hostos is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 96% of the teaching assistants majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, teaching assistants majors at Hostos accumulate an average of around $7,006 in student debt.

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#3

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Leeward Community College is a great place for teaching assistants students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Pearl City, Leeward CC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Out of the 127 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Waco, TSTC is a public college with a large student population.

About 96% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 4% are male.

While working on their Associate Degree, teaching assistants majors at TSTC accumulate an average of around $13,240 in student debt.

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#5

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Santa Ana College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular teaching assistants schools in the United States. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.

About 90% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Kingsborough Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools list. KCC is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Of the 33 students majoring in teaching assistants at KCC, 9% are male and 91% are female.

The average amount in student loans that teaching assistants majors at KCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $8,454.

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Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree teaching assistants programs. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

Of the 28 students majoring in teaching assistants at Jefferson Community and Technical College, 14% are male and 86% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, teaching assistants majors at Jefferson Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $13,662 in student debt.

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#8

Medgar Evers College

Brooklyn, NY

Medgar Evers College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching assistants students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Medgar is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in teaching assistants at Medgar, 16% are male and 84% are female.

On average, teaching assistants graduates from Medgar take out $12,013 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Mt. San Antonio College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree teaching assistants programs. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

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Suffolk County Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 6% are male.

Full Teaching Assistants at Suffolk County Community College Report

Northland Community and Technical College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree teaching assistants programs. Northland Community and Technical College is a small public school located in the remote town of Thief River Falls.

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With a ranking of #12, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students working on their associate degree. NWTC is a large public school located in the city of Green Bay.

Of the 14 students majoring in teaching assistants at NWTC, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Waukesha County Technical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 93% of the teaching assistants majors at the school.

On average, teaching assistants graduates from WCTC take out $24,110 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#12

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the teaching assistants majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #15, Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching assistants students working on their associate degree. Gateway is a small public school located in the suburb of Florence.

About 77% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 23% are male.

The average amount in student loans that teaching assistants majors at Gateway take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,856.

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#16

Santiago Canyon College

Orange, CA

Santiago Canyon College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree teaching assistants programs. SCC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Orange.

Of the 12 students majoring in teaching assistants at SCC, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Bronx Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching assistants students to get a associate degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the city of Bronx, BCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in teaching assistants at BCC, 25% are male and 75% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, teaching assistants majors at BCC accumulate an average of around $10,240 in student debt.

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Southeast Kentucky Community and Technical College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools ranking. Southeast is a small public school located in the distant town of Cumberland.

Women make up 83% of the teaching assistants majors at the school.

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Gateway Technical College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools ranking. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

About 82% of the students majoring in teaching assistants at the school are women while 18% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Teaching Assistant/Aide Associate Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
20 Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington, KY
21 Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, WI
22 LaGuardia Community College Long Island City, NY
22 New River Community and Technical College Beaver, WV
22 Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg, KY
22 Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem, PA

Teaching Assistants by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Teaching Assistants is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Teaching Assistants

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to IMCBerea College.

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