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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You
Dental Support Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Washington. With 803 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 7th out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house.
The Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Washington to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for dental support students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for dental support majors pursuing a associate degree.
Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Dental Support Services
Our 2023 rankings named Shoreline Community College the best value school in Washington for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Shoreline Community College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Shoreline.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Shoreline Community College are $4,256 per year. Dental Support majors at Shoreline Community College take out an average of $19,295 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
The excellent associate degree programs at Lake Washington Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in Washington. LWTech is a small public school located in the large suburb of Kirkland.
LWTech undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bellingham Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the small city of Bellingham, Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bellingham Vocational Technical Institute are $4,095 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, South Puget Sound Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Olympia, South Puget Sound Community College is a public college with a small student population.
South Puget Sound Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Dental Support majors at South Puget Sound Community College take out an average of $8,699 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Renton Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Renton, Renton Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Renton Technical College are $5,784 a year.
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Clover Park Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Lakewood, CPTC is a public college with a small student population.
CPTC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,979 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CPTC also is in the top 20% of our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Washington ranking.
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Walla Walla University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the small suburb of College Place, Walla Walla U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Walla Walla U undergraduate students pay an average of $31,758 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Pima Medical Institute - Seattle ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Seattle, PMI Seattle is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at PMI Seattle accumulate an average of around $29,077 in student debt.
Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 4,009 |
| Oregon | 545 |
| Nevada | 339 |
| Alaska | 39 |
| Hawaii | 45 |
Majors Related to Dental Support
One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, dental support services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Dental Support Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Dental Assisting/Assistant | 17,068 |
| Dental Hygiene/Hygienist | 8,524 |
| Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician | 323 |
| Other Dental Services & Allied Professions | 109 |
Majors Similar to Dental Support
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 88,600 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 85,339 |
| Allied Health Professions | 83,905 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 83,587 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 36,762 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.