text: Well, first we need to know where "home" is...lol!\n\nYour 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).\n\nIn my state (New Mexico), a "highly qualified" educational assistant has 60 college credits/Associate's Degree, and has passed a paraprofessional standardized test. \n\nUnlike 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.\n\nBut then, does any of us go into education for the money? lol.