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2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

38 Colleges
$5,921 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,113 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, 26,024 dental support services students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #9 most popular in the country.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.

The Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for dental support majors pursuing a associate degree.

Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,864 per year.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Central Community College is a great value for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at Central Community College accumulate an average of around $11,709 in student debt.

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Out of the 38 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rochester Community and Technical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Rochester Community and Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,670 in tuition and fees each year. On average, dental support graduates from Rochester Community and Technical College take out $18,441 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Rochester Community and Technical College also is in the top 15% of our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#4

Mid-Plains Community College

North Platte, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-Plains Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Mid-Plains Community College is a small public school located in the town of North Platte.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-Plains Community College are $4,380 per year.

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#5

Johnson County Community College

Overland Park, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Johnson County Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

JCCC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,472 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from JCCC carry an average student debtload of $17,720.

JCCC also claimed a spot on our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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Lake Area Technical Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

LATI also claimed a spot on our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #7, Metropolitan Community College 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 Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,815 per year.

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Labette Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Labette Community College is a small public school located in the town of Parsons.

Labette Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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North Dakota State College of Science came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Wahpeton, North Dakota State College of Science is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State College of Science are $6,879 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State College of Science also is in the top 10% of our Best Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#10

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Century College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Century College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Century College are $6,105 a year. Dental Support majors at Century College take out an average of $17,188 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Best Dental Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best dental support services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 162
Missouri 420
Minnesota 698
South Dakota 79
Iowa 296
North Dakota 30
Nebraska 126

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 25 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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