text: which college at home is the best for a.s. dergee (teacher aid)?   well, first we need to know where "home" is...lol!  your local junior college should have a teacher aide program. if you want to work online, contact your state's department of education for a list of acceptable online programs (don't want to do all the work, and find the state/district won't take your diploma).  in my state (new mexico), a "highly qualified" educational assistant has 60 college credits/associate's degree, and has passed a paraprofessional standardized test.   unlike other jobs in education, the ea position is indeed paid similar to other career positions with similar levels of education, at the entry level. however, the pay doesn't increase much, so that by the time you're in your 10th or 15th year, a veteran office or medical/dental assistant is making almost twice as much as you.  but then, does any of us go into education for the money? lol.