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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, 452 degrees and certificates were awarded to dental support services students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Trade College Search has developed this Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kentucky 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.
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.
Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Dental Support Services
Our 2023 rankings named Bluegrass Community and Technical College the best value school in Kentucky for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Lexington, Bluegrass Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bluegrass Community and Technical College are $4,640 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at Bluegrass Community and Technical College accumulate an average of around $15,008 in student debt.
Bluegrass Community and Technical College also made our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Big Sandy Community and Technical College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in Kentucky. Located in the remote town of Prestonsburg, Big Sandy Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.
Big Sandy Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, dental support graduates from Big Sandy Community and Technical College take out $17,689 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Out of the 3 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Kentucky University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
WKU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,112 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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South Carolina | 372 |
Georgia | 981 |
Arkansas | 155 |
North Carolina | 585 |
Florida | 1,989 |
Louisiana | 425 |
West Virginia | 163 |
Virginia | 375 |
Alabama | 224 |
Tennessee | 726 |
Mississippi | 358 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 3 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.