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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You
In 2021-2022, dental support services students earned 726 degrees and certificates from a Tennessee school, making the subject the 8th 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Tennessee 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.
Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Chattanooga State Community College to be the best value school for dental support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in Tennessee. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chattanooga State Community College are $4,430 per year. After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from Chattanooga State Community College carry an average student debtload of $14,866.
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Out of the 10 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Roane State Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Roane State Community College is a small public school located in the town of Harriman.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roane State Community College are $4,724 a year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northeast State Community College is a great value for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Northeast State Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Blountville.
Northeast State Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,422 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 10 schools in Tennessee that were part of this year’s ranking, Tennessee State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Tennessee State University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Nashville.
Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $8,336 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Tennessee State University take out while working on their Associate Degree is $17,211.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Remington College - Nashville Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in Tennessee. Located in the large city of Nashville, Remington College - Nashville Campus is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Remington College - Nashville Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $21,147 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, dental support graduates from Remington College - Nashville Campus take out $22,805 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $224.
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Chattanooga College Medical, Dental, and Technical Careers came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Chattanooga, Chattanooga College MDTC is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chattanooga College MDTC are $10,690 per year.
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South College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. South College is a medium-sized private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
South College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,335 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Southern Adventist University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Southern Adventist is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Collegedale.
Southern Adventist undergraduate students pay an average of $23,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Daymar College - Clarksville came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Tennessee ranking. Located in the midsize city of Clarksville, Daymar College - Clarksville is a private for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daymar College - Clarksville are $20,110 a year. On average, dental support graduates from Daymar College - Clarksville take out $14,908 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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With a ranking of #10, Concorde Career College - Memphis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, Concorde Career College - Memphis is a private for-profit college with a small student population.
While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at Concorde Career College - Memphis accumulate an average of around $25,402 in student debt.
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 |
Virginia | 375 |
Louisiana | 425 |
West Virginia | 163 |
Alabama | 224 |
Kentucky | 452 |
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 10 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.