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Teacher assistant certification in North Dakota

3 teacher assistant programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these teacher assistant programs, and North Dakota has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

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 North Dakota, all 3 programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

By kind, the 3 programs here are education and teaching (associate degree, 2 programs) and paraprofessional and teacher assistant (associate degree, 1 program).

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How much does teacher assistant training cost in North Dakota?

$10,220 to $12,345

from the lowest-priced program to the highest, if you pay yourself

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Working 6 months later
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Earned a year, estimated
Not enough data
1 program reports it; a typical figure needs 5
Length
Not enough data
3 programs report it; a typical figure needs 5

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

Is there free teacher assistant training in North Dakota?

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

All 3 teacher assistant programs in North Dakota approved for WIOA funding

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3 programs

  • Education and teaching (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Teacher Education

    Sitting Bull College

    Fort Yates

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Sitting Bull College, Fort YatesEducation and teaching (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimated$59,800
    Price if you pay yourself$10,220
    More details about Teacher Education at Sitting Bull College
    Finished
    77%
    Working at 6 months
    67%
    Earned in a quarter
    $14,946
    Length
    80 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    39
    Earned a year, estimated
    $59,800
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,220

  • Education and teaching (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Elementary Education

    Sitting Bull College

    Fort Yates

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Sitting Bull College, Fort YatesEducation and teaching (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,220
    More details about Elementary Education at Sitting Bull College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    80 weeks, 15 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,220

  • Paraprofessional and teacher assistant (associate degree)HybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Paraprofessional Education

    Dakota College at Bottineau

    Bottineau

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Dakota College at Bottineau, BottineauParaprofessional and teacher assistant (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$12,345
    More details about Paraprofessional Education at Dakota College at Bottineau
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $12,345

How to pay for teacher assistant training in North Dakota

WIOA funding can pay for teacher assistant training in North Dakota

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 North Dakota

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

Where the North Dakota teacher assistant program numbers come from

Which North Dakota teacher assistant programs are on this list?

These are the teacher assistant programs North Dakota 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 North Dakota offers.

How the prices and results of North Dakota 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 North Dakota

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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