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Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$15,144 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,113 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You

With 698 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, dental support services is the #12 most popular major in Pennsylvania.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which trade school program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

The Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 11 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for dental support students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.


 

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Harrisburg Area Community College to be the best value school for dental support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at HACC are $8,565 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at HACC accumulate an average of around $19,756 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montgomery County Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Montco is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Blue Bell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montco are $10,650 per year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Montco take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,377.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Northampton County Area Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Bethlehem, Northampton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northampton Community College are $10,650 a year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Northampton Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,660.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Luzerne County Community College is a great value for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Luzerne County Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Nanticoke.

Luzerne County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,330 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Luzerne County Community College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $13,074.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Community College of Philadelphia helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Community College of Philadelphia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Community College of Philadelphia are $8,688 per year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Community College of Philadelphia take out while working on their Associate Degree is $15,923.

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Pennsylvania College of Technology landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree dental support services programs. Located in the small city of Williamsport, Penn College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Penn College are $17,940 per year.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree dental support services programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $21,080 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from Pitt carry an average student debtload of $17,326.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Pitt also is in the top 15% of our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

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#8

Harcum College

Bryn Mawr, PA

Harcum College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dental support services students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Bryn Mawr, Harcum College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Harcum College undergraduate students pay an average of $28,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, dental support graduates from Harcum College take out $18,552 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#9

Manor College

Jenkintown, PA

Manor College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Manor College is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Jenkintown.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Manor College are $19,414 per year.

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Fortis Institute - Scranton came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the small city of Scranton, Fortis Institute - Scranton is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Fortis Institute - Scranton undergraduate students pay an average of $15,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 799
New Jersey 554
Maryland 305
Delaware 39
District of Columbia 8

Dental Support Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.

Dental Support Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Dental Assisting/Assistant 17,068
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 8,524
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician 323
Other Dental Services & Allied Professions 109

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 11 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.

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