Last Updated on August 4, 2023 by Sidharth PS
Do you want to become a special education teacher/instructor? If yes, this post will be of help to you. Here, I’ve compiled a list of best special education and teaching colleges in California. Here, readers will find the following details – list of colleges, rating, fees, programs/majors, awards and degrees, admission requirements, tests and more. Come, let us check out the list of special education and teaching colleges now. Here it is –
Affordable/Cheapest Special Education & Teaching Colleges in California for 2022
College |
Fees/Cost |
| Imperial Valley College | $1,814 |
| Oxnard College | $2,628 |
| MiraCosta College | $2,856 |
| Cerritos College | $3,128 |
| California State University-Los Angeles | $3,255 |
| Fresno City College | $4,320 |
| Moorpark College | $4,336 |
| Cuyamaca College | $4,368 |
| Mt San Antonio College | $4,387 |
| Clovis Community College | $4,432 |
| Reedley College | $4,482 |
| California State University-Dominguez Hills | $4,594 |
| Skyline College | $4,732 |
| Canada College | $4,870 |
| Long Beach City College | $5,041 |
| Citrus College | $5,194 |
| Golden West College | $5,530 |
| City College of San Francisco | $5,571 |
| Santiago Canyon College | $5,600 |
| Pasadena City College | $5,633 |
| Las Positas College | $5,678 |
| Yuba College | $5,825 |
| California State University-Fresno | $6,002 |
| Santa Monica College | $6,006 |
| Allan Hancock College | $6,225 |
| De Anza College | $6,238 |
| Mission College | $6,249 |
| Southwestern College | $6,329 |
| College of the Canyons | $6,538 |
| Foothill College | $6,662 |
| Santa Ana College | $6,757 |
| Riverside City College | $6,782 |
| Moreno Valley College | $6,858 |
| Palomar College | $6,988 |
| Chabot College | $7,005 |
| Norco College | $7,086 |
| American River College | $7,089 |
| Rio Hondo College | $7,123 |
| Saddleback College | $7,298 |
| Diablo Valley College | $7,311 |
| West Valley College | $7,541 |
| Butte College | $7,613 |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | $7,736 |
| California State University-San Bernardino | $7,876 |
| Taft College | $8,089 |
| Fullerton College | $8,198 |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | $8,670 |
| California State University-Northridge | $8,694 |
| Los Angeles City College | $8,875 |
| Coastline Community College | $8,882 |
| San Bernardino Valley College | $9,209 |
| California State University-Long Beach | $9,903 |
| Los Angeles Valley College | $10,778 |
| California State University-East Bay | $10,902 |
| Feather River Community College District | $10,978 |
| East Los Angeles College | $11,015 |
| Modesto Junior College | $12,131 |
| Compton College | $12,173 |
| College of the Desert | $12,270 |
| California State University-San Marcos | $13,010 |
| San Jose City College | $13,818 |
| Evergreen Valley College | $14,076 |
| San Diego State University | $14,499 |
| San Francisco State University | $15,166 |
| University of California-Los Angeles | $15,718 |
| University of California-Davis | $15,886 |
| University of California-Berkeley | $18,522 |
| Fresno Pacific University | $19,298 |
| Ashford University | $20,415 |
| Hope International University | $20,850 |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | $21,232 |
| Holy Names University | $23,407 |
| Brandman University | $23,781 |
| Notre Dame de Namur University | $24,682 |
| Mills College | $25,417 |
| University of La Verne | $27,933 |
| Concordia University-Irvine | $28,435 |
| National University | $29,382 |
| California Lutheran University | $29,693 |
| Mount Saint Mary’s University | $29,708 |
| University of Redlands | $31,180 |
| University of the Pacific | $33,178 |
| Point Loma Nazarene University | $33,183 |
| Biola University | $33,331 |
| Dominican University of California | $34,905 |
| University of San Diego | $35,936 |
| Saint Mary’s College of California | $36,613 |
| University of Southern California | $37,521 |
| University of San Francisco | $38,422 |
| Chapman University | $43,767 |
| Loyola Marymount University | $47,292 |
| Alder Graduate School of Education | NA |
| Alliant International University-San Diego | NA |
| Antioch University-Santa Barbara | NA |
| Touro University California | NA |
| United States University | NA |
In order to rank these colleges, I’ve used the ‘affordability’ factor. I’ve used the ‘net cost’ of education parameter to rank these colleges. Come, let us take a close look at prominent special education and teaching programs/majors. Here is the list –
Best Special Education & Teaching programs/majors
- Special education and teaching (General)
- Special education and teaching (Other)
- Education/Teaching of individuals in Early Childhood Special Education programs
- Education/Teaching of individuals in Elementary Special Education programs
- Education/Teaching of individuals in Junior High/Middle School Special Education programs
- Education/Teaching of individuals in Secondary Special Education programs
- Education/Teaching of individuals who are developmentally delayed
- Education/Teaching of individuals with autism
- Education/Teaching of individuals with emotional disturbances
- Education/Teaching of individuals with hearing impairments including deafness
- Education/Teaching of individuals with intellectual disabilities
- Education/Teaching of individuals with multiple disabilities
- Education/Teaching of individuals with orthopedic and other physical health impairments
- Education/Teaching of individuals with specific learning disabilities
- Education/Teaching of individuals with speech or language impairments
- Education/Teaching of individuals with traumatic brain injuries
- Education/Teaching of individuals with vision impairments including blindness
- Education/Teaching of the gifted and talented
These programs/majors span degrees/academic levels such as – Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree, Doctor’s Degree, Postgraduate Certificate etc. Do you want to know more about the admission process? If yes, check out the next section. In the next section, we will take a close look at aspects such as – admission requirements and tests.
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Admission requirements and tests
These are some of the popular admission requirements –
- Secondary School GPA
- Secondary School Rank
- Secondary School Record
- Completion of college-preparatory Program
- Recommendations
- Admission Tests (SAT/ACT)
- TOEFL
Depending upon the college, the above requirements may be labeled as – required, recommended or considered but not required. In short, admission requirements may vary slightly from one college to another.
I am Vishnu Nambiar a career and educational blogger from India. I am also a full time educational consultant having more than 12 years of experience in the educational sector.
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