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Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$10,987 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Dental Support Services is one of the most popular subjects to study in Illinois. With 747 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Trade College Search has created its Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value undergraduate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Dental Support Services

Our 2023 rankings named Elgin Community College the best value school in Illinois for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Elgin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ECC are $7,140 a year.

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#2

John A Logan College

Carterville, IL

Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, John A Logan College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Carterville, John A Logan College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at John A Logan College are $5,990 per year.

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#3

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Kaskaskia College is a great value for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Centralia, Kaskaskia College is a public college with a small student population.

Kaskaskia College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 9 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis and Clark Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Godfrey.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lewis and Clark Community College are $9,552 a year. On average, dental support graduates from Lewis and Clark Community College take out $7,875 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#5

Prairie State College

Chicago Heights, IL

The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Prairie State College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Chicago Heights, Prairie State College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Prairie State College are $9,342 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Illinois Valley Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. IVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Oglesby.

IVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $13,169 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dental support services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the city of Rockford.

Stautzenberger College - Rockford Career College undergraduate students pay an average of $16,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Northwestern College - Bridgeview ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list. NC is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Oak Lawn.

NC undergraduate students pay an average of $18,475 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at NC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $12,412.

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Midwest Technical Institute - Springfield, Illinois did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for dental support services students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, MTI - Springfield, Illinois is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, dental support majors at MTI - Springfield, Illinois accumulate an average of around $8,186 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $86, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Dental Support Services Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 685
Indiana 449
Wisconsin 430
Ohio 847

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 9 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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