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Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$6,256 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Plains States Region 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 the Plains States Region

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

Top 10 Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Southeast Community College Area to be the best value school for dental support services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Southeast Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,864 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, dental support majors at Southeast Community College accumulate an average of around $8,143 in student debt.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lake Area Technical Institute is a great value for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public school with a small student population.

LATI undergraduate students pay an average of $6,718 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, dental support graduates from LATI carry an average student debtload of $7,250.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, LATI also is in the top 15% of our Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Western Iowa Tech Community College is a great value for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Iowa Tech Community College are $4,946 a year. Dental Support majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College take out an average of $7,737 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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#4

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,710 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Out of the 37 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large 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.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Century College also is in the top 20% of our Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#6

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

With a ranking of #6, Marshalltown Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Marshalltown Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,688 in tuition and fees each year.

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Hawkeye Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hawkeye Community College are $6,583 a year.

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#8

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical 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 #8 on the list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Hennepin Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,881 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Hennepin Technical College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Metropolitan Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate dental support services programs. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Rochester Community and Technical 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 #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,670 per year.

Rochester Community and Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Dental Support Services Colleges by State

Explore the best dental support services schools 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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