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2023 Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region

44 Colleges
$48,113 Avg Salary
$17,963 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade 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. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Plains States Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Dental Support Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN

Our analysis found Century College to be the most popular school for dental support services students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Plains States Region . Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of White Bear Lake.

Women make up 94% of the dental support majors at the school.

On average, dental support graduates from Century College take out $17,188 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

Out of the 44 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kirkwood Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 98% of the dental support majors at the school.

While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at Kirkwood Community College accumulate an average of around $14,244 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ozarks Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in dental support at OTC, 4% are male and 96% are female.

Dental Support majors at OTC take out an average of $13,101 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Minnesota State Community and Technical College is a great place for dental support services students working on their associate degree. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Fergus Falls.

While working on their Associate Degree, dental support majors at M State accumulate an average of around $14,619 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Cloud Technical and Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. St Cloud Technical and Community College is a small public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

Women make up 97% of the dental support majors at the school.

Dental Support majors at St Cloud Technical and Community College take out an average of $20,372 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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With a ranking of #6, Rochester Community and Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

About 97% of the students majoring in dental support at the school are women while 3% are male.

The average amount in student loans that dental support majors at Rochester Community and Technical College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $18,441.

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#7

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE

With a ranking of #7, Central Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

On average, dental support graduates from Central Community College take out $11,709 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Saint Louis Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Saint Louis Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Bridgeton.

Women make up 97% of the dental support majors at the school.

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#9

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN

Hennepin Technical College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Dental Support Services Associate Degree Trade Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

Women make up 92% of the dental support majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from Hennepin Technical College carry an average student debt load of $10,948.

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#9

Concorde Career Colleges

Kansas City, MO

With a ranking of #9, Concorde Career Colleges did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for dental support services students working on their associate degree. Concorde Career Colleges is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

Of the 51 students majoring in dental support at Concorde Career Colleges, 4% are male and 96% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, dental support graduates from Concorde Career Colleges carry an average student debt load of $22,331. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $449.

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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 27 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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