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Teacher assistant certification in Illinois

2 teacher assistant programs with results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these teacher assistant programs, and Illinois has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows how past students did; Illinois files no usable prices.

Teacher assistants work with a licensed teacher to give students extra attention and instruction. In public schools they need at least two years of college coursework or an associate's degree, and most states require a skills test for those who work with special-needs students.1

In Illinois, 1 of the 2 programs takes students without a high school diploma and 1 asks for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 2 programs here are education and teaching (associate degree, 1 program) and education and teaching certificate or course (1 program).

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How much does teacher assistant training cost in Illinois?

Not reported

Illinois files no usable prices, so none can be shown.

These two programs

Finished the program
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Length
48 to 64 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Illinois may also offer teacher assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free teacher assistant training in Illinois?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 2 teacher assistant programs in Illinois approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Education and teaching (associate degree)HybridNo diploma needed

    Elementary Education

    Eiccd - Scc

    Bettendorf, IA

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Eiccd - Scc, Bettendorf, IAEducation and teaching (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · No diploma needed

    Classes are outside Illinois; Illinois approved the program for its funding.

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    School website, Elementary Education at Eiccd - Scc
    More details about Elementary Education at Eiccd - Scc
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    School website, Elementary Education at Eiccd - Scc

  • Education and teaching certificate or courseIn personEducation and courses

    Teacher Education

    University of Illinois Springfield

    Springfield

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    University of Illinois Springfield, SpringfieldEducation and teaching certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfLeft out
    Program website, Teacher Education at University of Illinois Springfield
    More details about Teacher Education at University of Illinois Springfield
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    48 weeks, 40 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Left out
    Program website, Teacher Education at University of Illinois Springfield

How to pay for teacher assistant training in Illinois

WIOA funding can pay for teacher assistant training in Illinois

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for teacher assistant training

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for teacher assistant training

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Teacher assistant certification in Davenport, Springfield and other Illinois cities

Choosing an area filters the program list above.

Other training in Illinois

How teacher assistant training compares with the rest of education and social services: Child care and social services training in Illinois

Where the Illinois teacher assistant program numbers come from

Which Illinois teacher assistant programs are on this list?

These are the teacher assistant programs Illinois approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Illinois offers.

How the prices and results of Illinois teacher assistant programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Illinois figures?

The US Department of Labor's own results site lists Illinois among the states with "known data quality concerns".10 We leave out the share who finished for Illinois: only a few programs report it, and those at a typical 11%. We leave out prices for Illinois: the state files a code in place of each price, so no price can be shown.

Sources for the facts about teacher assistant training in Illinois

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Teacher Assistants
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List
  10. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: search page, note on states with known data quality concerns