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Teacher assistant certification in Kentucky

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

2 schools offer these teacher assistant programs, and Kentucky has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows how past students did; Kentucky 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 Kentucky, both programs take students without a high school diploma.

Both are the same kind of program: education and teaching certificate or course.

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How much does teacher assistant training cost in Kentucky?

Not reported

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

These two programs

Finished the program
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Neither program reports it
Working 6 months later
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Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated
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Neither program reports it
Length
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Neither program reports it

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

Is there free teacher assistant training in Kentucky?

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

All 2 teacher assistant programs in Kentucky approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Education and teaching certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Education, General

    JCTC

    Louisville

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    JCTC, LouisvilleEducation and teaching certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Education, General at JCTC
    More details about Education, General at JCTC
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    Program website, Education, General at JCTC

  • Education and teaching certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Special Education and Teaching, General

    Morehead State University

    Morehead

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Morehead State University, MoreheadEducation and teaching certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Special Education and Teaching, General at Morehead State University
    More details about Special Education and Teaching, General at Morehead State University
    Finished
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    Working at 6 months
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    Length
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    Program website, Special Education and Teaching, General at Morehead State University

How to pay for teacher assistant training in Kentucky

WIOA funding can pay for teacher assistant training in Kentucky

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.

Other training in Kentucky

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

Where the Kentucky teacher assistant program numbers come from

Which Kentucky teacher assistant programs are on this list?

These are the teacher assistant programs Kentucky 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 Kentucky offers.

How the prices and results of Kentucky 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.

Sources for the facts about teacher assistant training in Kentucky

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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