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Most Popular Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

2023 Most Popular Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Dental Support Services Basic 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Most Popular Dental Support Services Basic Certificate Trade Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Illinois to see which basic certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for dental support majors pursuing a basic certificate.

#1

First Institute of Travel, Inc

Crystal Lake, IL

Our analysis found First Institute of Travel, Inc to be the most popular school for dental support services students who want to pursue a basic certificate in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Crystal Lake, First Institute of Travel, Inc. is a private for-profit college with a small student population.

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

Read full report on Dental Support Services at First Institute of Travel, Inc

Out of the 5 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Elgin.

Of the 22 students majoring in dental support at ECC, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Full Dental Support Services at Elgin Community College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Heartland Community College is a great place for dental support services students working on their basic certificate. Located in the suburb of Normal, Heartland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in dental support at the school are women while 6% are male.

Read full report on Dental Support Services at Heartland Community College

Out of the 5 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.

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#5

State Career College

Gurnee, IL

The in-demand basic certificate programs at State Career College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular dental support services schools in Illinois. Located in the large suburb of Gurnee, SCC is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Best Dental Support Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 5 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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