Find Trade Colleges

Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

23 Colleges
$8,035 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Basic Certificate 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent.

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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value basic certificate 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 Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the dental support basic certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools

#1

Vernon College

Vernon, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Vernon College the best value school in the Southwest Region for dental support services students working on their basic certificate. Vernon Regional Junior College is a small public school located in the rural area of Vernon.

Vernon Regional Junior College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,480 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Dental Support Services at Vernon College Report

Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Fe Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Santa Fe, SFCC is a public school with a small student population.

SFCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,995 in tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pima Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Pima County Community College District is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pima County Community College District are $7,614 per year.

Full Dental Support Services at Pima Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mohave Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. MCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Kingman.

MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,996 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Dental Support Services at Mohave Community College Report

#5

Eastern Arizona College

Thatcher, AZ

Out of the 23 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Arizona College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Thatcher, Eastern Arizona College is a public college with a small student population.

Eastern Arizona College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,192 in tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

#6

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

With a ranking of #6, Phoenix College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their basic certificate. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Phoenix College are $7,854 a year.

Read More…

Remington College - Fort Worth Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - Fort Worth Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Remington College - Fort Worth Campus are $19,258 a year.

Remington College - Fort Worth Campus excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read More…

Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Webster.

Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $13,401 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read More…

Remington College - North Houston Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Remington College - North Houston Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Remington College - North Houston Campus are $19,518 a year.

Remington College - North Houston Campus excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read More…

#10

San Antonio College

San Antonio, TX

San Antonio College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value basic certificate dental support services programs. San Antonio College is a large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Antonio College are $14,272 a year.

Read More…

Best Dental Support Services Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 853
Texas 1,931
Oklahoma 316
New Mexico 245

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 23 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.

Find Trade Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited trade schools across the U.S.