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Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

2023 Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$5,784 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,070 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2021-2022, dental support services students earned 296 degrees and certificates from an Iowa school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Iowa to see which undergraduate certificate 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. 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 Iowa

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

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

Our analysis found Des Moines Area Community College to be the best value school for dental support services students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Iowa. Located in the suburb of Ankeny, DMACC is a public school with a very large student population.

DMACC undergraduate students pay an average of $5,340 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, dental support majors at DMACC accumulate an average of around $7,761 in student debt.

DMACC also made our Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 9 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Western Iowa Tech Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Sioux City.

Western Iowa Tech Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,922 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, dental support majors at Western Iowa Tech Community College accumulate an average of around $7,737 in student debt.

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#3

Marshalltown Community College

Marshalltown, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Marshalltown Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the rural area of Marshalltown, Marshalltown Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Marshalltown Community College are $5,184 per year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Hawkeye Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dental support services schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Waterloo, Hawkeye Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Hawkeye Community College are $6,090 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Hawkeye Community College is ranked #3 for overall quality for dental support in Iowa.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indian Hills Community College is a great value for dental support services students working on their undergraduate certificate. IHCC is a small public school located in the town of Ottumwa.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IHCC are $4,680 per year. After completing their Undergraduate Certificate, dental support graduates from IHCC carry an average student debtload of $7,771.

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Eastern Iowa Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Eastern Iowa Community Colleges is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern Iowa Community Colleges are $4,488 a year. On average, dental support graduates from Eastern Iowa Community Colleges take out $7,305 in student loans while working on their Undergraduate Certificate.

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Northeast Iowa Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate dental support services programs. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Calmar.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NICC are $6,270 per year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at NICC take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $9,224.

NICC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Trade Schools in Iowa list.

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#8

Iowa Western Community College

Council Bluffs, IA

With a ranking of #8, Iowa Western 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 small city of Council Bluffs, Iowa Western Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Iowa Western Community College are $6,540 a year. The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Iowa Western Community College take out while working on their Undergraduate Certificate is $7,714.

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#9

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Kirkwood Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dental Support Services Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Iowa list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Kirkwood Community College are $5,700 a year.

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Best Value Dental Support Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 162
Missouri 420
Minnesota 698
South Dakota 79
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 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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