CIP 13.1501 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Teacher Assistant/Aide.

A program that prepares individuals to assist a teacher in regular classroom settings or in providing instruction and supervision to special student populations, such as bilingual/bicultural students, special education students, adult learners, and students learning English. Includes instruction in techniques of general classroom supervision, maintaining order, assisting with lessons and carrying out related assignments.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Teacher Assistant/Aide award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 13.1501. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year ending	Award level	Reporting institutions	Positive awards
2025	Certificate 1–2 years	24	526
2025	Associate degree	58	696
2025	Certificate 2–4 years	2	3
2025	Bachelor degree	1	5
2025	Certificate under 12 weeks	8	846
2025	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	73	1,217
2024	Certificate 1–2 years	33	638
2024	Associate degree	63	756
2024	Bachelor degree	3	9
2024	Certificate under 12 weeks	7	552
2024	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	58	587
2023	Certificate 1–2 years	36	593
2023	Associate degree	64	820
2023	Certificate 2–4 years	1	2
2023	Bachelor degree	2	5
2023	Certificate under 12 weeks	4	354
2023	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	46	508
2022	Certificate 1–2 years	38	499
2022	Associate degree	60	811
2022	Certificate 2–4 years	1	6
2022	Bachelor degree	1	1
2022	Certificate under 12 weeks	4	215
2022	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	45	414
2021	Certificate 1–2 years	37	646
2021	Associate degree	76	871
2021	Certificate 2–4 years	1	3
2021	Bachelor degree	2	2
2021	Certificate under 12 weeks	3	129
2021	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	45	352
2020	Certificate 1–2 years	31	534
2020	Associate degree	71	833
2020	Bachelor degree	1	2
2020	Certificate under 12 weeks	2	99
2020	Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year	39	315

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

These counts cover exact institution-ID matches to our connected directory, rather than a complete national total. Historical providers outside that population remain in the original source evidence and are not assigned invented matches. Read the population and archive rules →

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CIP 13.1501 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 13 can involve different curricula and award levels.

On the current institution website, record the exact degree title, campus, entry route, teaching language, curriculum and cycle. Compare those details with the classification definition before assuming that two similarly named degrees cover the same subject. For regulated professions, check the relevant licensing or recognition body's current requirements separately.

A positive award observation establishes historical activity in this classification. It does not confirm a current application opening, professional recognition, a specific delivery format or career outcome.

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