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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You
Dental Support Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Texas. With 1,931 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 9th out of all the majors we track in the state.
With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Texas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Texas 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lamar Institute of Technology the best value school in Texas for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Lamar Institute of Technology is a small public school located in the midsize city of Beaumont.
Lamar Institute of Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $2,844 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Lamar Institute of Technology also did well on our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Tarrant County College District helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in Texas. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tarrant County College are $3,402 per year.
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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Wharton County Junior College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Wharton County Junior College is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Wharton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wharton County Junior College are $3,804 a year.
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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Collin County Community College District are $3,514 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at Collin County Community College District accumulate an average of around $9,445 in student debt.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great value for dental support services students working on their associate degree. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at El Centro College are $4,050 per year.
El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in Texas list.
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Tyler Junior 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 #6 on the list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.
Tyler Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, dental support graduates from Tyler Junior College take out $14,739 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Howard College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Howard County Junior College is a small public school located in the distant town of Big Spring.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard County Junior College are $4,580 per year. Dental Support majors at Howard County Junior College take out an average of $15,669 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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El Paso Community 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. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Paso Community College are $3,274 a year.
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Temple College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree dental support services programs. Temple College is a small public school located in the small city of Temple.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple College are $4,656 a year.
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Del Mar 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 #10 on the list. DMC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Corpus Christi.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DMC are $4,880 per year. While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at DMC accumulate an average of around $8,525 in student debt.
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Request InformationBest Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Southwest Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Arizona | 853 |
Oklahoma | 316 |
New Mexico | 245 |
Dental Support Services Related Majors for Dental Support
Dental Support Services is one of 11 different types of trade school programs to choose from.
Dental Support Concentrations
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 19 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.