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Teacher assistant certification in Seattle, Washington

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

6 schools offer these teacher assistant programs with classes in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area, and every one is approved 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 Seattle, 3 of the 12 programs take students without a high school diploma, 6 ask for a diploma or equivalent and 3 ask for earlier courses first.

By kind, the 12 programs here are paraprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or course (6 programs), paraprofessional and teacher assistant (associate degree, 3 programs) and teacher assistant apprenticeship (3 programs).

See the 12 programs

All 23 teacher assistant programs in Washington, including online programs

How much does teacher assistant training cost in Seattle?

$5,292 to $10,959 is what most teacher assistant programs in Seattle cost if you pay yourself

That is the middle half of the 6 programs with a price. All of them: $4,601 to $11,500

In the typical program

Finished the program
Not reported
None of the 12 programs report it
Working 6 months later
Not reported
None of the 12 programs report it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
None of the 12 programs report it
Length
40 to 90 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 Seattle may also offer teacher assistant training. How these figures are made

Is there free teacher assistant training in Seattle?

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

All 12 teacher assistant programs in Seattle approved for WIOA funding

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12 programs

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

    Educational Paraeducator

    Highline College

    Des Moines

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Highline College, Des MoinesParaprofessional and teacher assistant (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,500
    Program website, Educational Paraeducator at Highline College
    More details about Educational Paraeducator at Highline College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 17 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    10
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,500
    Program website, Educational Paraeducator at Highline College

  • Paraprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or courseHybridEducation and courses

    Early Childhood Education: Paraeducator

    Green River College

    Auburn

    Accredited school

    Education and courses

    Green River College, AuburnParaprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Education and courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,601
    Program website, Early Childhood Education: Paraeducator at Green River College
    More details about Early Childhood Education: Paraeducator at Green River College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    40 weeks, 12 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,601
    Program website, Early Childhood Education: Paraeducator at Green River College

  • Paraprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or courseHybridPrerequisite courses

    Paraeducator Initial Certificate

    Pierce College

    Lakewood

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Pierce College, LakewoodParaprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,292
    Program website, Paraeducator Initial Certificate at Pierce College
    More details about Paraeducator Initial Certificate at Pierce College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,292
    Program website, Paraeducator Initial Certificate at Pierce College

  • Paraprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or courseHybridPrerequisite courses

    Paraeducator State Certificate

    Pierce College

    Lakewood

    Accredited school

    Prerequisite courses

    Pierce College, LakewoodParaprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or course · Accredited schoolHybrid · Prerequisite courses

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$5,292
    Program website, Paraeducator State Certificate at Pierce College
    More details about Paraeducator State Certificate at Pierce College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    30 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $5,292
    Program website, Paraeducator State Certificate at Pierce College

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

    Paraeducation

    Pierce College

    Lakewood

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Pierce College, LakewoodParaprofessional and teacher assistant (associate degree) · Accredited schoolHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$10,475
    Program website, Paraeducation at Pierce College
    More details about Paraeducation at Pierce College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $10,475
    Program website, Paraeducation at Pierce College

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

    Education Paraeducator

    Lake Washington Institute of Technology

    Kirkland

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Lake Washington Institute of Technology, KirklandParaprofessional and teacher assistant (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$11,120
    Program website, Education Paraeducator at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    More details about Education Paraeducator at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    60 weeks, 18 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    None listed
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $11,120
    Program website, Education Paraeducator at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

  • Paraprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Education Paraeducator: Inclusive Education

    Lake Washington Institute of Technology

    Kirkland

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Lake Washington Institute of Technology, KirklandParaprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Education Paraeducator: Inclusive Education at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    More details about Education Paraeducator: Inclusive Education at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Education Paraeducator: Inclusive Education at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

  • Paraprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Education Paraeducator: Initial Paraeducator

    Lake Washington Institute of Technology

    Kirkland

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Lake Washington Institute of Technology, KirklandParaprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Education Paraeducator: Initial Paraeducator at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    More details about Education Paraeducator: Initial Paraeducator at Lake Washington Institute of Technology
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Education Paraeducator: Initial Paraeducator at Lake Washington Institute of Technology

  • Teacher assistant apprenticeshipHybridHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Paraeducator I

    Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee

    Stanwood

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee, StanwoodTeacher assistant apprenticeshipHybrid · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Paraeducator I at Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee
    More details about Paraeducator I at Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    150 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
    Not reported
    Program website, Paraeducator I at Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee

  • Teacher assistant apprenticeshipIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Paraeducator II

    Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee

    Stanwood

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee, StanwoodTeacher assistant apprenticeshipIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Paraeducator II at Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee
    More details about Paraeducator II at Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    90 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
    Not reported
    Program website, Paraeducator II at Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee

  • Teacher assistant apprenticeshipIn personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Paraeducator III

    Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee

    Stanwood

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee, StanwoodTeacher assistant apprenticeshipIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Paraeducator III at Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee
    More details about Paraeducator III at Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    90 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
    Not reported
    Program website, Paraeducator III at Washington Public School Classified Employees Apprenticeship Committee

  • Paraprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or courseIn personNo diploma needed

    Teacher's Aide with ParaPro Prep

    Shoreline Community College

    Shoreline

    Accredited school

    No diploma needed

    Shoreline Community College, ShorelineParaprofessional and teacher assistant certificate or course · Accredited schoolIn person · No diploma needed

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourselfNot reported
    Program website, Teacher's Aide with ParaPro Prep at Shoreline Community College
    More details about Teacher's Aide with ParaPro Prep at Shoreline Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    Not reported
    Cost of supplies
    Not reported
    Students counted
    Not reported
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    Not reported
    Program website, Teacher's Aide with ParaPro Prep at Shoreline Community College

How to pay for teacher assistant training in Seattle

WIOA funding can pay for teacher assistant training in Seattle

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 Seattle

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

Where the Seattle teacher assistant program numbers come from

Which Seattle teacher assistant programs are on this list?

These are the teacher assistant programs with classes in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area that are 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. Online programs are left out here; they are on the Washington page. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what the area offers.

How the prices and results of Seattle 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 Seattle

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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